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Phantasmal Glamour and Erotic Nostalgia in Breakfast at Tiffany's: Fiction, Film, and the Dorm Room Wall

Panel: 
Gloomy Malaise? II: Re-evaluating Nostalgia and Sexuality in Literature and Cultural Studies
Abstract: 

This paper asserts that the appeal of the novella, the film, and the poster for Breakfast at Tiffany’s rests upon an unconscious nostalgia for a child’s misapprehension of adult sexuality, and a desire to embody the phantasmal desires embodied in playing dress-up.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Jeff
Last Name: 
Solomon
Institution: 
St. Olaf College