New ecological realisms : post-apocalyptic fiction and contemporary theory /

"What is the singular reality of humanistic objects of study? By pairing post-apocalyptic novels by Margaret Atwood, José Saramago, Octavia Butler and Cormac McCarthy with new realist theories, Monika Kaup shows that, just as new realist theory can illuminate post-apocalyptic literature, post-...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kaup, Monika (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
Series:Speculative realism.
Subjects:
1900-2099
Apocalypse in literature.
Fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Realism.
Realism in literature.
Fin du monde dans la littérature.
Roman > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Réalisme.
Réalisme dans la littérature.
Apocalypse in literature
Fiction
Realism
Realism in literature
Literary criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"What is the singular reality of humanistic objects of study? By pairing post-apocalyptic novels by Margaret Atwood, José Saramago, Octavia Butler and Cormac McCarthy with new realist theories, Monika Kaup shows that, just as new realist theory can illuminate post-apocalyptic literature, post-apocalyptic literature also embeds new theories of the real."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 332 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781474483117
1474483119
9781474483124
1474483127
9781399502115
1399502115

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