American Culture in the 1930s (Twentieth-century American Culture)

Eldridge, David

Edinburgh University Press（2008/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780748622580
• DDC分類 306.097309043

Full Description

This book provides an insightful overview of the major cultural forms of 1930s America: literature and drama, music and radio, film and photography, art and design, and a chapter on the role of the federal government in the development of the arts. The intellectual context of 1930s American culture is a strong feature, whilst case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade - from War of the Worlds to The Grapes of Wrath and from Edward Hopper to the Rockefeller Centre - help to explain the cultural impulses of radicalism, nationalism and escapism that characterize the United States in the 1930s.Key Features:* 3 case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists* Chronology of 1930s American Culture* Bibliographies for each chapter* 22 black and white illustrations

Contents

List of Figures; List of Case Studies; Acknowledgements; Chronology of 1930s American Culture; Introduction: The Intellectual Context; 1. Literature and Drama; 2. Film and Photography; 3. Music and Radio; 4. Art and Design; 5. New Deal Culture; Conclusion: The Cultural Legacy of the 1930s; Notes; Bibliography; Index.