Facing the abyss :: American literature and culture in the 1940s /
"Mythologized as the era of the "good war" and the "Greatest Generation," the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a sense of dread, alienation, and the haunting specter of radical evil permeate...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Mythologized as the era of the "good war" and the "Greatest Generation," the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a sense of dread, alienation, and the haunting specter of radical evil permeated American art and literature. Writers returned home from World War II and gave form to their disorienting experiences of violence and cruelty. They probed the darkness that the war opened up and confronted bigotry, existential guilt, ecological concerns, and fear about the nature and survival of the human race. In Facing the Abyss, George Hutchinson offers readings of individual works and the larger intellectual and cultural scene to reveal the 1940s as a period of profound and influential accomplishment. Facing the Abyss examines the relation of aesthetics to politics, the idea of universalism, and the connections among authors across racial, ethnic, and gender divisions. Modernist and avant-garde styles were absorbed into popular culture as writers and artists turned away from social realism to emphasize the process of artistic creation. Hutchinson explores a range of important writers, from Saul Bellow and Mary McCarthy to Richard Wright and James Baldwin. African American and Jewish novelists critiqued racism and anti-Semitism, women writers pushed back on the misogyny unleashed during the war, and authors such as Gore Vidal and Tennessee Williams reflected a new openness in the depiction of homosexuality. The decade also witnessed an awakening of American environmental and ecological consciousness. Hutchinson argues that a common belief in art's ability to communicate the universal in particulars united the most important works of literature and art during the 1940s"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvii, 439 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Hutchinson, George, 1953- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84149300 Facing the abyss : American literature and culture in the 1940s / George Hutchinson. American literature and culture in the 1940s New York : Columbia University Press, [2018] 1 online resource (xvii, 439 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Mythologized as the era of the "good war" and the "Greatest Generation," the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a sense of dread, alienation, and the haunting specter of radical evil permeated American art and literature. Writers returned home from World War II and gave form to their disorienting experiences of violence and cruelty. They probed the darkness that the war opened up and confronted bigotry, existential guilt, ecological concerns, and fear about the nature and survival of the human race. In Facing the Abyss, George Hutchinson offers readings of individual works and the larger intellectual and cultural scene to reveal the 1940s as a period of profound and influential accomplishment. Facing the Abyss examines the relation of aesthetics to politics, the idea of universalism, and the connections among authors across racial, ethnic, and gender divisions. Modernist and avant-garde styles were absorbed into popular culture as writers and artists turned away from social realism to emphasize the process of artistic creation. Hutchinson explores a range of important writers, from Saul Bellow and Mary McCarthy to Richard Wright and James Baldwin. African American and Jewish novelists critiqued racism and anti-Semitism, women writers pushed back on the misogyny unleashed during the war, and authors such as Gore Vidal and Tennessee Williams reflected a new openness in the depiction of homosexuality. The decade also witnessed an awakening of American environmental and ecological consciousness. Hutchinson argues that a common belief in art's ability to communicate the universal in particulars united the most important works of literature and art during the 1940s"-- Provided by publisher. Introduction -- When literature mattered -- Popular culture and the avant-garde -- Labor, politics, and the arts -- The war -- America! America! a Jewish renaissance? -- A rising wind: "literature of the Negro" and civil rights -- Queer horizons -- Women and power -- Culture and ecology -- Epilogue: one world. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 05, 2018). American literature 20th century History and criticism. Literature and society United States History 20th century. Popular culture United States History 20th century. United States Civilization 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139942 Littérature américaine 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Littérature et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Culture populaire États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. États-Unis Civilisation 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM Drama. bisacsh American literature fast Civilization fast Literature and society fast Popular culture fast United States fast 1900-1999 fast Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast History fast has work: Facing the abyss (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGVJF93d9pbjRVYG9xtD4q https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Hutchinson, George, 1953- Facing the abyss. New York : Columbia University Press, [2018] 9780231163385 (DLC) 2017025027 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1652062 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Hutchinson, George, 1953- Facing the abyss : American literature and culture in the 1940s / Introduction -- When literature mattered -- Popular culture and the avant-garde -- Labor, politics, and the arts -- The war -- America! America! a Jewish renaissance? -- A rising wind: "literature of the Negro" and civil rights -- Queer horizons -- Women and power -- Culture and ecology -- Epilogue: one world. American literature 20th century History and criticism. Literature and society United States History 20th century. Popular culture United States History 20th century. Littérature américaine 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Littérature et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Culture populaire États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM Drama. bisacsh American literature fast Civilization fast Literature and society fast Popular culture fast |
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| title_full | Facing the abyss : American literature and culture in the 1940s / George Hutchinson. |
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| topic | American literature 20th century History and criticism. Literature and society United States History 20th century. Popular culture United States History 20th century. Littérature américaine 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Littérature et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Culture populaire États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM Drama. bisacsh American literature fast Civilization fast Literature and society fast Popular culture fast |
| topic_facet | American literature 20th century History and criticism. Literature and society United States History 20th century. Popular culture United States History 20th century. United States Civilization 20th century. Littérature américaine 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Littérature et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Culture populaire États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. États-Unis Civilisation 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM Drama. American literature Civilization Literature and society Popular culture United States Criticism, interpretation, etc. History |
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