States of exception in the contemporary novel : Martel, Eugenides, Coetzee, Sebald /

In the aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks, the political situation in both the United States and abroad has often been described as a state of exception: an emergency situation in which the normal rule of law is suspended. In such a situation, the need for good decisions is felt ever more...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Boever, Arne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum International Pub., ©2012.
Temas:
2000-2099
Fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Roman > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Literary theory.
Literary studies: from c 1900.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Fiction.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • States of exception in Yann Martel's Life of Pi
  • Autobiography and human rights in Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex
  • Literary economies in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace
  • Architectures of exception in W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz

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