To dream the American dream: American success narratives at the turn of the century

The dissertation is an exploration of the allure and limitations of success in America at the turn of the century (roughly between 1880-1920), and includes both canonical and non-canonical texts, with an emphasis on the non-canonical. The proliferation at the turn of the century of novels which feat...

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Main Author: Sharnoff, Elena Harriet
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1995
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9606560