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Consumerism and American Girls' Literature, 1860-1940 (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture) Book

Why did the figure of 'the girl' come to dominate the American imagination from the middle of the nineteenth century into the twentieth? In Consumerism and American Girls' Literature, Peter Stoneley looks at how women fictionalised for the girl reader ways of achieving a powerful social and cultural presence. Covering a wide range of works and writers, this book will be of interest to cultural and literary scholars alike.Read More

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    Why did the figure of "the girl" come to dominate the American imagination from the middle of the nineteenth century into the twentieth? Peter Stoneley looks at how women were fictionalized for the girl reader as ways of achieving a powerful social and cultural presence. Covering a wide range of works and writers, this book is of interest to cultural and literary scholars.

  • 0521035759
  • 9780521035750
  • Peter Stoneley
  • 2 April 2007
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 180
  • 1
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