The Fiction of America
| Author | : Susanne Hamscha |
| Publisher | : Campus Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2013-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783593398723 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3593398729 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (729 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Fiction of America written by Susanne Hamscha and published by Campus Verlag. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fiction of America juxtaposes classic literature of the American Renaissance with twentieth-century popular culture--pairing, for instance, Ralph Waldo Emerson with Finding Nemo, Walt Whitman with Spiderman, and Hester Prynne with Madonna--to investigate how the "Americanness" of American culture constitutes itself in the interplay of the cultural imaginary and performance. Conceptualizing "America" as a transhistorical practice, Susanne Hamscha reveals disruptive, spectral moments in the narrative of "America," which confront American culture with its inherent inconsistencies.