Apocalyptic Futures : Marked Bodies and the Violence of the Text in Kafka, Conrad, and Coetzee /

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In this book, the author argues that certain modern literary texts have apocalyptic futures. Rather than claim that great writers have clairvoyant powers, he examines the ways in which a text incorporates an apocalyptic event into its future reception. He is thus concerned with the way in which apoc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Samolsky, Russell (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2011]
Temas:
Apocalyptic literature.
Ethics in literature.
Fiction > History and criticism > 20th century.
Mimesis in literature.
Prophecy in literature.
Violence in literature.
African Studies.
Literary Studies.
Postcolonial Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • contents
  • figures
  • acknowledgments
  • introduction. Writing Violence
  • chapter one. Metaleptic Machines
  • chapter two. Apocalyptic Futures
  • chapter three. The Body in Ruins
  • coda. The Time of Inscription
  • notes
  • index

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