Intimate and Authentic Economies: The American Self-Made Man from Douglass to Chaplin - Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory

Nissley, Tom

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Publisher's Synopsis

The story of the American self-made man carries a perennial interest in American literature and cultural studies. This book expands the study of such stories to include the writings of Frederick Douglass, Horatio Alger, and James Weldon Johnson, and the work of silent comedians like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Buster Keaton. Thomas Nissley examines a number of texts, from Reconstruction-era autobiographies to the films of the 30s, to show the sustained market value of status and personal authenticity in the era of contract and free labor.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415861427
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	27 Apr 2015
DEWEY:	810.9353
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	216
Weight:	294g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	18mm