Contemporary drift : genre, historicism, and the problem of the present /

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What does it mean to call something "contemporary"? More than simply denoting what's new, it speaks to how we come to know the present we're living in and how we develop a shared story about it. The story of trying to understand the present is an integral, yet often unnoticed, pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Theodore (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Colección:Literature now.
Temas:
1900-2099
Contemporary, The, in literature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Contemporary, The, in motion pictures.
Contemporanéité dans la littérature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Contemporary, The, in literature
Contemporary, The, in motion pictures
Electronic book.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Theses on the Concept of the Contemporary
  • Chapter One. Decade: Period Pieces
  • Chapter Two. Revival: Situating Noir
  • Chapter Three. Waiting: Mysterious Circumstances
  • Chapter Four. Weather: Western Climes
  • Chapter Five. Survival: Work and Plague
  • Conclusion: How to Historicize the Present
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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