The shape of things to come : prophecy and the American voice / Greil Marcus.
The shape of things to come : prophecy and the American voice / Greil Marcus.
The shape of things to come : prophecy and the American voice / Greil Marcus.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N973.01/7
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Language
English
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Physical content
320 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Prologue : New York, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania -- Prologue : Massachusetts, Washington, D.C. -- New Jersey, California, Washington, Ohio -- Philip Roth and the lost republic -- American berserk : Bill Pullman's face -- American pastoral : Sheryl Lee as Laura Palmer -- Crank prophet bestride Ame...
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"In The Shape of Things to Come, Greil Marcus traces America's fable of self-invention from its Puritan beginnings to its successive retelling in the work of contemporary artists as diverse as Philip Roth and David Lynch. While artists rather than politicians struggle to define what the nation is and what it is for, Marcus opens up the ferment of A...
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The shape of things to come : prophecy and the American voice / Greil Marcus.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-302) and index.
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N973.01/7
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74VKKrjL8JjO
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ISBN
9780374104382 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0374104387 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
973.019
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991021891499702626
