Revisions of the American Adam: Innocence, Identity and Masculinity in Twentieth Century America by Jonathan Mitchell

Revisions of the American Adam: Innocence, Identity and Masculinity in Twentieth Century America

Jonathan Mitchell

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The figure of the American Adam is a prevalent myth in US cultural history. Defined by R.W.B. Lewis in 1955 as "the hero of new adventure . . .an individual standing alone, self-reliant and self-propelling, ready to confront whatever awaited him w...

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