Just Words: Lillian Hellman, Mary Mccarthy, and the Failure of Public Conversation in America
Alan Ackerman • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300171808
Just Words: Lillian Hellman, Mary Mccarthy, and the Failure of Public Conversation in America
Alan Ackerman • Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300171803 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300171808 · 2011
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Alan Ackerman examines the 1980 televised confrontation between Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy, which culminated in a high-profile libel suit that captivated the American public. By analyzing this dispute, the author explores the decline of intellectual discourse and the transformation of public debate into a spectacle of litigation and media performance.
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