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The Automobile as an Epistemological Question in John O'Hara's Appointment in Samarra
- Source :
- Papers on Language & Literature. Spring, 2020, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p140, 27 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- With Appointment in Samarra (1934), John O'Hara positions himself as the authority on all things automotive in American literature. Drawing on George J. Becker's 'creed' for the realist novel, O'Hara [...]
- Subjects :
- Appointment in Samarra (Novel) -- Criticism and interpretation
Social mobility -- Analysis -- Portrayals -- Social aspects
Novelists -- Criticism and interpretation -- Analysis -- Social aspects
Automobiles -- Social aspects -- Portrayals -- Analysis
Epistemology -- Social aspects -- Analysis
Languages and linguistics
Literature/writing
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00311294
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Papers on Language & Literature
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.633383736