Self-Transformation in Twentieth-Century American Literature
by
Lauren S. Cardon
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
In Fashion and Fiction, Lauren S. Cardon draws a correlation between the American fashion industry and many canonical works of American literature that feature narratives of self-transformation and upward mobility, including The Great Gatsby, The House of Mirth, and poems and novels of the Harlem Renaissance.