American Postmodernist Fiction and the Past
Description
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.
Keywords
Literary CriticismSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceModern20th CenturyHistoryUnited StatesAmericanLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & SocialAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
2011Book
Author(s)Theophilus Savvas
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230298347
LanguageEnglish
