| Titre | Réification et consommation ostentatoire dans Gatsby le Magnifique | |
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| Auteur | Michael Löwy, Robert Sayre | |
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Revue | L'Homme et la société |
| Numéro | no 134, 4e trimestre 1999 Littérature et sciences sociales | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Littérature et sciences sociales |
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| Page | 125-138 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Robert Sayre and Michael Löwy, Réification and Conspicuous Consumption in "The Great Gatsby"
Starting from the notion that literature can provide an irreplaceable, sui generis illumination of social reality, the article attempts to illustrate the proposition by examining what The Great Gatsby can bring to the understanding of those fundamental aspects of modern society analyzed by Marx/Lukács and Thorstein Veblen : réification and conspicuous consumption. The article demonstrates the presence of réification throughout the novel, the depth of its penetration in the character of Gatsby, and its partial occultation through the narrative point of view. The authors then explore the particular mode of réification in the "leisure class" constituted by conspicuous consumption, through a comparison of the novel with Veblen's analysis of the phenomenon. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/homso_0018-4306_1999_num_134_4_3230 |
