| The Cambridge History of Postmodern Literature Contributor(s): McHale, Brian (Editor), Platt, Len (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107140277 ISBN-13: 9781107140271 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $235.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Modern - 21st Century - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 809.911 |
| LCCN: 2015032526 |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 6.08" W x 9.4" (1.94 lbs) 552 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cambridge History of Postmodern Literature offers a comprehensive survey of the field, from its emergence in the mid-twentieth century to the present day. It offers an unparalleled examination of all facets of postmodern writing that helps readers to understand how fiction and poetry, literary criticism, feminist theory, mass media, and the visual and fine arts have characterized the historical development of postmodernism. Covering subjects from the Cold War and countercultures to the Latin American Boom and magic realism, this History traces the genealogy of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in current scholarship. It also presents new critical approaches to postmodern literature that will serve the needs of students and specialists alike. Written by a host of leading scholars, this History will not only engage readers in contemporary debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come. |
Contributor Bio(s): McHale, Brian: - Brian McHale is Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of English at the Ohio State University. He is the author of Constructing Postmodernism, The Obligation toward the Difficult Whole, and The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodernism (Cambridge, 2015). He also coedited, with Inger H. Dalsgaard and Luc Herman, The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon (Cambridge, 2012).Platt, Len: - Len Platt is Professor of Modern Literatures at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the author of Joyce and the Anglo-Irish; Joyce, Race and Finnegans Wake; and James Joyce: Texts and Contexts. He also edited Modernism and Race (Cambridge, 2010) and, with Sara Upstone, Postmodern Literature and Race (Cambridge, 2015). |