The fabric of American literary realism : readymade clothing, social mobility, and assimilation / Babak Elahi.

Author/creator Elahi, Babak, 1965-
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2009.
Descriptionvii, 220 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
American fiction--19th century. --History and criticism.
American fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.
Clothing and dress in literature.
Realism in literature.

Contents Dress in the North American political imagination -- The discourse of dress and literary realism in the United States -- Henry James's old clothes -- From clothing to nothing : annihilating the self in Sister Carrie -- Dress and mobility in The rise of David Levinsky -- The financial and sartorial fictions of Anzia Yezierska -- The clothing of the American frontier, or, How the West was worn in Willa Cather -- Postscript: A scarf, A shawl, un rebozo.
Abstract "This volume traces the connections between the increased economic importance of the garment industry with the advent of a powerful movement towards literary realism in American fiction. This work examines the development of the American ideal from the "homespun" to the "ready made," and explains how that cultural and psychological change appeared in the literature of the nation"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index.
LCCN 2009000611
ISBN9780786441198 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0786441194 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS 374.C565 E43 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold