The Real Thing: Imitation and Authenticity in American Culture, 1880-1940

by Miles Orvell

Book Overview

In this classic study of the relationship between technology and culture, Miles Orvell demonstrates that the roots of contemporary popular culture reach back to the Victorian era, when mechanical replications of familiar objects reigned supreme and realism dominated artistic representation. Reacting against this genteel culture of imitation, a number of artists and intellectuals at the turn of the century were inspired by the machine to create more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469615363
• ISBN13: 9781469615363
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"