American Literature and the Free Market, 1945–2000 by Michael W. Clune

By Michael W. Clune

The years after global battle have obvious a frequent fascination with the unfastened marketplace. during this booklet, Michael W. Clune considers this fascination in postwar literature. within the fictional worlds created by way of works starting from Frank O'Hara's poetry to nineties gangster rap, the industry is remodeled, providing another type of lifestyles, designated from either the social visions of the left and the individualist ethos of definitely the right. those rules additionally supply an unsettling instance of the way paintings takes on social energy by means of delivering an get away from society. American Literature and the loose industry provides a brand new standpoint on a couple of huge ranging works for readers of yank post-war literature.

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