American fiction in transition : observer-hero narrative, the 1990s, and postmodernism /

"American Fiction in Transition is a study of the observer-hero narrative, a highly significant but critically neglected genre of the American novel. Through the lens of this transitional genre, the book explores the 1990s in relation to debates about the end of postmodernism, and connects the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kelly, Adam (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2013.
Temas:
Roth, Philip. > Human stain.
Auster, Paul, > 1947- > Leviathan.
Eugenides, Jeffrey. > Virgin suicides.
Doctorow, E. L., > 1931-2015. > Waterworks.
Human stain (Roth, Philip)
Leviathan (Auster, Paul)
Virgin suicides (Eugenides, Jeffrey)
1900-1999
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Narration (Rhetoric) > History > 20th century.
Point of view (Literature)
Postmodernism (Literature) > United States.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Narration > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Point de vue (Littérature)
Postmodernisme (Littérature) > États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Narration (Rhetoric)
Postmodernism (Literature)
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Tragedy and secrecy: Philip Roth's The human stain
  • Testimony and truth: Paul Auster's Leviathan
  • Narcissism and explanation: Jeffrey Eugenides's The virgin suicides
  • History, time and justice: E.L. Doctorow's The waterworks.

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