Modernism, postmodernism, and the short story in English / edited by Jorge Sacido.

Format:

• Book

Series:

• Postmodern studies ; 48.
• Postmodern studies ; 48

Language:

English

Physical Description:

ix, 269 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2012.

Summary:

This collection of 10 essays critically analyzes modernist and post-modernist themes, tropes and concerns in English-language short-fiction. The short-story is understood as the literary form par excellence to capture modernism's fleeting attitude toward life, while postmodern short-story-telling returns a sense of renewal through literary innovation and meta-fiction. The contributors provide overviews of modernist and postmodernist theories of the short story with examples from mostly British-oriented stories explore questions of of autonomy, subjectivity, experimentalism, fragmentation, visuality, sensuality, and post-coloniality. The contributors are all English professors from the United Kingdom and Spain. Price is converted from euros and subject to fluctuation. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

• Essays.
• Collection of texts published previously.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9789042035577
• 9042035579

OCLC:

806014595