"The Nature of the Search": Popular Culture and Intellectual Identity in the Work of Walker Percy
In this thesis, I argue that the works of Walker Percy present a progression from passive to active attitudes toward popular and mass culture and that understanding this progression brings a new perspective to the relationship between intellectuals and popular culture in mid-to-late-twentieth centur...
Other Authors: | Dominy, Jordan J. (authoraut) |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English English |
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Florida State University
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Online Access: | http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-0718 |
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