Fantasies of the New Class: Ideologies of Professionalism in Post-World War II American Fiction
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America's post-World War II prosperity created a boom in higher education, expanding the number of university-educated readers and making a new literary politics possible. Writers began to direct their work toward the growing professional class, and the American public in turn became more open to literary culture. This relationship imbued fiction with a new social and cultural import, allowing authors to envision themselves as unique cultural educators...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231157576
ISBN13:9780231157575
Release Date:March 2011
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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