Playing smart : New York women writers and modern magazine culture / / Catherine Keyser.

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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:xii, 225 p.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Thoroughly modern Millay and her middlebrow masquerades
  • "This unfortunate exterior": Dorothy Parker, the female body, and strategic doubling
  • "First aid to laughter": Jessie Fauset and the racial politics of smartness
  • The indestructible glamour girl: Dawn Powell, celebrity, and counterpublics
  • "Scratch a socialist and you find a snob": Mary McCarthy, irony, and politics
  • Conclusion.