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Coming Of Age In Contemporary American Fiction
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Author : Kenneth Millard
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2007-04-18
Coming Of Age In Contemporary American Fiction written by Kenneth Millard and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel, or the Bildungsroman. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood, often presented through depictions of immediate family relationships and other social structures. This book considers a variety of different American cultures (in terms of race, class and gender) and a range of contemporary coming-of-age novels, so that aesthetic judgements about the fiction might be made in the context of the social history that fiction represents. A series of questions are asked:* Does the coming-of-age moment in these novels coincide with an interpretation of the 'fall' of America?* What kind of national commentary does it therefore facilitate?* Is the Bildungsroman a quintessentially American genre?* What can it usefully tell us about contemporary American culture? Although the focus is on the conte
Contemporary American Fiction
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Author : Kenneth Millard
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2000-09-21
Contemporary American Fiction written by Kenneth Millard and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
Contemporary American Fiction provides an introduction to American fiction since 1970. Offering substantial and detailed interpretations of more than thirty texts by thirty different writers, Millard combines them in an innovative critical structure designed to promote debates on cultural politics and aesthetic value. The book is the first of its kind to offer a wide-ranging survey of recent developments in the fiction of the United States. Recent novels by established writers such as John Updike and Philip Roth are analysed alongside the fiction of younger writers such as Gish Jen and Sherman Alexie. The books innovative structure encourages new ways of thinking about how American writers might be configured in relation to each other, while providing an analysis of how contemporary fiction has responded to changes in central areas of American life such as the family, the media, technology, and consumerism. Contemporary American Fiction is a substantial critical introduction to some of the most exciting fiction of the last thirty years, an eclectic and thorough advertisement for the extraordinary vitality of American fiction at the end of the twentieth century. This is an excellent introduction to the subject for undergraduate students of modern American literature.
Neo Realism In Contemporary American Fiction
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Author : Kristiaan Versluys
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 1992
Neo Realism In Contemporary American Fiction written by Kristiaan Versluys and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Contemporary American Novel In Context
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Author : Andrew Dix
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2011-06-02
The Contemporary American Novel In Context written by Andrew Dix and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
A critical introduction to the contemporary American novel focusing on contexts, key texts and criticism.
Contemporary American Fiction
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Author : Douglas Messerli
language : en
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Sun & Moon Press
Release Date : 1983-01-01
Contemporary American Fiction written by Douglas Messerli and has been published by Washington, D.C. : Sun & Moon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-01-01 with Fiction categories.
Contemporary American Fiction
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Author : David Brauner
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2010-04-20
Contemporary American Fiction written by David Brauner and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
This is an accessible, lucid and incisive study that will prove indispensable to students and scholars of contemporary American fiction. Featuring a wide range of authors - from canonical figures such as Philip Roth, Don DeLillo and Annie Proulx, to increasingly influential writers such as Jeffrey Eugenides, Gish Jen and Richard Powers - the book combines detailed readings of key texts with informative discussions of their historical, social and cultural contexts. There are chapters focusing on formal characteristics (the use of irony and paradox in novels by Don DeLillo, Paul Auster and Bret Easton Ellis, and the generic properties of the texts and films of Cold Mountain, 'Brokeback Mountain' and No Country for Old Men) and on thematic concerns (the representation of gender and sexuality in novels by Jane Smiley, Carol Shields and Jeffrey Eugenides and of ethnicity, race and hybridity in fiction by Gish Jen, Philip Roth and Richard Powers). Running through all these chapters is an interrogation of all three elements making up the phrase 'contemporary American fiction'.Key Features* Identifies some of the main trends in contemporary American fiction and situates them in historical and cultural contexts* Discusses a representative range of recent fiction, providing a sense of the rich diversity of the field and of its key themes and modes of writing* Introduces students to a variety of critical approaches to, and debates concerning, contemporary American fiction* Encourages reflection on the nature of national, gender, ethnic and generic identities
Contemporary American Literature And Excremental Culture
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Author : Mary C. Foltz
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-10-08
Contemporary American Literature And Excremental Culture written by Mary C. Foltz and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
Contemporary American Literature and Excremental Culture: American Sh*t analyzes post-1960 scatological novels that utilize representations of human waste to address pressing issues, including pollution of waterways, environmental racism, and militarism. Primarily examining postmodern parody, the book shows the value of aesthetic renderings of sanitary engineering for composting ideologies that fuel a ruinous impact on the world. Drawing on late twentieth-century psychoanalytic thinkers Norman O. Brown, Frantz Fanon, and Leo Bersani, American Sh*t shows the continued relevance of psychoanalytic interpretations of contemporary fiction for understanding post-45 authors’ engagement with waste. Ultimately, the monograph reveals how novelists Ishmael Reed, Jonathan Franzen, Gloria Naylor, Don DeLillo, and Samuel R. Delany critique subjects who abnegate their status as waste-producing beings and bring readers back to embrace Winner of the 2019 Northeast Modern Language Association Book Award for Literary Criticism of English Language Literature
The Encyclopedia Of Contemporary American Fiction 2 Volumes
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Author : Patrick O'Donnell
language : de
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2022-03-01
The Encyclopedia Of Contemporary American Fiction 2 Volumes written by Patrick O'Donnell and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Fresh perspectives and eye-opening discussions of contemporary American fiction In The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction: 1980-2020, a team of distinguished scholars delivers a focused and in-depth collection of essays on some of the most significant and influential authors and literary subjects of the last four decades. Cutting-edge entries from established and new voices discuss subjects as varied as multiculturalism, contemporary regionalisms, realism after poststructuralism, indigenous narratives, globalism, and big data in the context of American fiction from the last 40 years. The Encyclopedia provides an overview of American fiction at the turn of the millennium as well as a vision of what may come. It perfectly balances analysis, summary, and critique for an illuminating treatment of the subject matter. This collection also includes: An exciting mix of established and emerging contributors from around the world discussing central and cutting-edge topics in American fiction studies Focused, critical explorations of authors and subjects of critical importance to American fiction Topics that reflect the energies and tendencies of contemporary American fiction from the forty years between 1980 and 2020 The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction: 1980-2020 is a must-have resource for undergraduate and graduate students of American literature, English, creative writing, and fiction studies. It will also earn a place in the libraries of scholars seeking an authoritative array of contributions on both established and newer authors of contemporary fiction.
Contemporary American Fiction
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Author : Kenneth Millard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Contemporary American Fiction written by Kenneth Millard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with American fiction categories.
Millard leads the interpretation of post-1970 fiction by addressing particular authors and themes.
Common Features In Contemporary American Novels
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Author : Alina Polyak
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2007-08
Common Features In Contemporary American Novels written by Alina Polyak and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08 with categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Frankfurt (Main), course: Contemporary american novels, 16 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Comparison of three novels: : "The Time of our Singing" by Richard Powers, "Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri and "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides. The authors, sharing the common cultural space, share also similar experiences and face similar problems. Coming from quite different backgrounds they might have more in common than it could seem at a first glance.