The Corvette in Literature and Culture: Symbolic Dimensions of America's Sports Car

By Jerry W. Passon

As the original American sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette has come to represent power, freedom and sexuality for more than half a century. Yet it also hints at personal identity and style, suggesting how effectively values and meaning are communicated through an object. Using various critical perspectives, this close analysis of this highly recognizable automobile finds diverse aspects of American culture revealed. Topics covered include the Corvette in literature; its ties to masculine identity, including homosexuality, as well as female sexuality; and the Corvette as artistic object, among others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786462841
• ISBN13: 9780786462841
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher