"All-Electric" Narratives: Time-Saving Appliances and Domesticity in American Literature, 1945-2020

by Rachele Dini

Book Overview

Winner of the 2023 Emily Toth Award for Best Single Work in Women's Studies

"All-Electric" Narratives is the first in-depth study of time-saving electrical appliances in American literature. It examines the literary depiction of refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, oven ranges, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, toasters, blenders, standing and hand-held mixers, and microwave ovens between 1945, when the "all-electric" home...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501383930
• ISBN13: 9781501383939
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"