American Postmodernist Fiction and the Past
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | T. Savvas | ISBN: | 9780230307780 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 24, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | T. Savvas |
| ISBN: | 9780230307780 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | October 24, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluates the role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature.
Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluates the role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature.
