The modernism, libel law, and the roman �a clef Latham, Sean 1971- creator text nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2009 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xiii, 202 p.) : ill. Latham proposes that writers and readers throughout the early 20th century revived the codes and habits of the roman �a clef as part of a larger assault on Victorian realism - modernism. He elaborates a concept of modernism that weaves coterie culture with the mass media, psychology with celebrity, and literature with the law. specialized Sean Latham. Includes bibliographical references and index. Romans �a clef Great Britain History and criticism English fiction 20th century History and criticism Modernism (Literature) Great Britain Scandals in literature Truthfulness and falsehood in literature Libel and slander in literature Law and literature Great Britain History 20th century PR888.M63 820.9112 9780199869053 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195379990.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195379990.001.0001 StDuBDS 091022 20150804193938.0 EDZ0000073568