Talking Shop: The Language of Craft in an Age of Consumption

Cover

TALKING SHOP This page intentionally left blank VOJWFSTJUZ
PG
WJSHJOJB
QSFTT $IBSMPUUFTWJMMF
BOE
-POEPO TALKING SHOP The Language of Craft in an Age of Consumption PETER BETJEMANN   VOJWFSTJUZ PG WJSHJOJB QSFTT University of Virginia Press ∫ 2011 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2011 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Betjemann, Peter, 1973– Talking shop : the language of craft in an age of consumption / Peter Betjemann. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8139-3121-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8139-3169-2 (e-book) 1. American literature—19th century—History and criticism. 2. American literature—20th century—History and criticism. 3. Material culture in literature. 4. Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature. 5. Artisans in literature. I. Title. ps374.m39b48 2011 813%.409355—dc22 2011000694 ...