Description
This fascinating study explores the Hollywood novel as a culmination of the American Dream and a symbol of its betrayal. Born of promise and hope yet focused on immediate gratification and profit, Hollywood mirrors the contradictions inherent in the myth of the American Dream. The history of the development of the Hollywood novel reflects the deterioration of the American Dream during the 20th century as it has passed from utopian promise through decadence to nightmare and apocalypse. Along these lines, the genre provides a metaphor for the growing sense of futility, loss of hope, and increasing sense of chaos that characterizes a spiritually deprived America.
About the Author
Bruce Chipman is Head of the English Department at Tatnall School and an Adjunct Associate Professor of English at the University of Delaware.
Reviews
...what is postmodern about the study is the time in which it is written, not its methodology; the readings are more traditional examinations of character, setting, and theme than poststructuralist or postmodern disassemblings. -- R. D. Newman, University of South Carolina * CHOICE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780761814665
Author Bruce Chipman
Format Paperback
Page Count 246
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 331g
Dimensions(mm) 225mm * 151mm * 13mm
About the Author
Bruce Chipman is Head of the English Department at Tatnall School and an Adjunct Associate Professor of English at the University of Delaware.
Reviews
...what is postmodern about the study is the time in which it is written, not its methodology; the readings are more traditional examinations of character, setting, and theme than poststructuralist or postmodern disassemblings. -- R. D. Newman, University of South Carolina * CHOICE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780761814665
Author Bruce Chipman
Format Paperback
Page Count 246
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 331g
Dimensions(mm) 225mm * 151mm * 13mm
