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Author Nies, Betsy L., 1959-

Title Eugenic fantasies : racial ideology in the literature and popular culture of the 1920's / Betsy L. Nies
Published New York : Routledge, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 129 pages) : illustrations
Series Literary criticism and cultural theory
Literary criticism and cultural theory.
Contents Introduction: Racial Identity and Subjective Loss -- Ch 1. Theoretical and Critical Contexts -- Ch 2. The Rise of Eugenics and the Quest for the Classical White Male Body -- Ch 3. Hemingway, Eugenic Terror, and the "Newest New Woman" -- Ch 4. Imagining the Statuesque: H.D., Eugenics, and the Aesthetics of White Lesbian Identity -- Ch 5. Fitzgerald, Nordicism, and Racial Nostalgia -- Ch 6. Conclusion
Summary Eugenic Fantasies is an innovative work that combines interpretive strategies from the fields of psychoanalysis, anthropology, and literary studies to create a new model for theorizing race
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-123) and index
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Subject Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation
H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
H. D (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940 fast
H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961 fast
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 fast
Subject American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Race in literature.
Literature and science -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Eugenics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Eugenics in literature.
Prejudices.
Eugenics -- history
History, 20th Century
Literature -- history
Prejudice
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
Prejudices
American literature
Eugenics
Eugenics in literature
Literature and science
Popular culture
Race in literature
Racism
Letterkunde.
Amerikaans.
Eugenetica.
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136065545
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