
Dancing in the Dark
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A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award "The definitive book about Depression culture for our time." —San Francisco Chronicle
Hailed as one of the best books of 2009 by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, this vibrant portrait of 1930s culture masterfully explores the anxiety and hope, the despair and surprising optimism of distressed Americans during the Great Depression. Morris Dickstein, whom Norman Mailer called "one of our best and most distinguished critics of American literature," has brought together a staggering range of material-from epic Dust Bowl migrations to zany screwball comedies, elegant dance musicals, wildly popular swing bands, and streamlined Deco designs. Exploding the myth that Depression culture was merely escapist, Dickstein concentrates on the dynamic energy of the arts, and the resulting lift they gave to the nation's morale. A fresh and exhilarating analysis of one of America's most remarkable artistic periods, with Dancing in the Dark Dickstein delivers a monumental critique.
A New York Times Notable Book, Los Angeles Times Favorite Book, San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2009, and Huffington Post Best Book.
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- Intro
- ALSO BY MORRIS DICKSTEIN
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: Depression Culture
- PART ONE DISCOVERING POVERTY
- 2. The Tenement and the World: Immigrant Lives
- 3. The Starvation Army
- 4. The Country and the City
- 5. Hard Times for Poets
- 6. Black Girls and Native Sons
- PART TWO SUCCESS AND FAILURE
- 7. Beyond the American Dream
- 8. What Price Hollywood?
- 9. The Last Film of the 1930s
- or, Nothing Fails like Success
- PART THREE THE CULTURE OF ELEGANCE
- 10. Fantasy, Elegance, Mobility: The Dream Life of the 1930s
- 11. Class for the Masses: Elegance Democratized
- PART FOUR THE SEARCH FOR COMMUNITY
- 12. The Populist Turn: Copland and the Popular Front
- 13. Who Cares?: The World of Porgy and Bess
- 14. The People vs. Frank Capra: Populism against Itself
- 15. Shakespeare in Overalls: An American Troubadour
- 16. Gender Trouble: Exposing the Intellectuals
- 17. Conclusion: The Work of Culture in Depression America
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Illustrations and Permissions
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