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Introduction
Thoroughly modern Millay and her middlebrow masquerades
"This unfortunate exterior": Dorothy Parker, the female body, and strategic doubling
"First aid to laughter": Jessie Fauset and the racial politics of smartness
The indestructible glamour girl: Dawn Powell, celebrity, and counterpublics
"Scratch a socialist and you find a snob": Mary McCarthy, irony, and politics
Conclusion.
Thoroughly modern Millay and her middlebrow masquerades
"This unfortunate exterior": Dorothy Parker, the female body, and strategic doubling
"First aid to laughter": Jessie Fauset and the racial politics of smartness
The indestructible glamour girl: Dawn Powell, celebrity, and counterpublics
"Scratch a socialist and you find a snob": Mary McCarthy, irony, and politics
Conclusion.