| Postirony: The Nonfictional Literature of David Foster Wallace and Dave Eggers Contributor(s): Hoffmann, Lukas (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837636615 ISBN-13: 9783837636611 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Modern - 21st Century - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Series: Lettre |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (0.75 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is "postirony"? First and foremost, it is a response to the ironic zeitgeist. Moreover, it is the key to understanding a specific form of literature. The contemporary reader is familiar with and - unfortunately - used to postmodernism's ironic, self-reflexive metafiction. Authors like David Foster Wallace and Dave Eggers choose a different path: despite the reign of contemporary irony, they strive to reach the reader on a level beyond, cognitively as well as emotionally - they claim to be sincere and true. Focusing largely on nonfiction by these authors, Lukas Hoffmann explores the means the texts use to achieve something new - a new form of sincerity. |