![]() | Ars Americana, Ars Politica: Partisan Expression in Contemporary American Literature and Culture Subjects: American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Authors American -- 20th century -- Political and social views; American literature -- Political aspects; Politics in liter; As partisan attacks have become increasingly bitter in American politics, contemporary culture has found ways to channel this outrage into the outrageous, responding with comedy and satire from both sides of the political spectrum. Ars Americana, Ars Politica cross-examines American politics, culture, and history by examining Irving Wallace's The Man, Richard Condon's Death of a Politician, P.J. O'Rourke's Parliament of Whores, Warren Beatty's film Bulworth, and Michael Moore's Stupid White Men to show how these popular artists have used soap-box partisanship and box-office artertainment to affect history. Peter Swirski is a professor of American studies at the University of Hong Kong, the author of From Lowbrow to Nobrow and editor of I Sing the Body Politic: History as Prophecy in Modern American Literature. |
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