The authenticity and identity in American literature and culture Balkun, Mary McAleer. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. alu Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press c2006 2006 monographic eng

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xii, 181 p. The real, the self, and commodity culture, 1880-1930 -- Whitman's natural history : specimen days and the culture of authenticity -- "I couldn't see no profit in it" : discourses of commoditization and authenticity in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Connoisseurs and counterfeits : Edith Wharton's The house of mirth -- Dressing to kill : desire, race, and authenticity in Nella Larsen's Passing -- A world of wonders : collecting and the authentic self in The great Gatsby. Mary McAleer Balkun. Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-176) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- American literature 20th century History and criticism Counterfeits and counterfeiting in literature American literature 19th century History and criticism Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature Impostors and imposture in literature Identity (Psychology) in literature Passing (Identity) in literature Self in literature PS228.C68 B35 2006eb 810.9/353 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10309853 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10309853 CaPaEBR 050617 ebr10309853