J.G. Ballard : landscapes of tomorrow / edited by Richard Brown, Christopher Duffy, Elizabeth Stainforth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Richard, 1954- editor.

Duffy, Christopher, 1977- editor.

Stainforth, Elizabeth, 1986- editor.

Series:

Guft va gū ; 22.

Guft va gū

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009--Criticism and interpretation.

Ballard, J. G.

Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 160 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2016]

Summary:

An innovative volume of interdisciplinary essays on the significant British writer J.G. Ballard (1930-2009), exploring the physical, cultural and intertextual landscapes in several key novels with a central focus on The Atrocity Exhibition (1970), one of the most challenging texts in contemporary literature. Contributors include established critics of Ballard alongside newcomers. Different spatial concepts underpin the essays, from the landscapes of Ballard's youth in Shanghai and his life in suburban London, to nuclear testing spaces and outer space exploration. Figurative locations typical of Ballard's work are explored, including the beach, the motorway, the high-rise and the shopping mall. Textual spaces are explored through Ballard's affiliation with modernist literary forms, including surrealist prose writing and collage, and poetic romanticism.

Contents:

1 J.G. Ballard and the Drowned World of Shanghai / Graham Matthews Matthews, Graham 9

2 Aeolian Harps in the Desert: Romanticism and Vermilion Sands / Thomas Knowles Knowles, Thomas 23

3 Zones of Non-time: Residues of Iconic Events in Ballard's Fiction / Catherine McKenna McKenna, Catherine 40

4 Speeding to the Doldrums: Stalled Futures and the Disappearance of Tomorrow in "The Dead Astronaut" / Andrew Warstat Warstat, Andrew 57

5 Jarry, Joyce and the Apocalyptic Intertextuality of The Atrocity Exhibition / Richard Brown Brown, Richard 69

6 Geometries of the Imagination: The Map-Territory Relation in The Atrocity Exhibition / Guglielmo Poli Poli, Guglielmo 87

7 "The Logic of the Visible at the Service of the Invisible": Reading Invisible Literature in The Atrocity Exhibition / Elizabeth Stainforth Stainforth, Elizabeth 99

8 Hidden Heterotopias in Crash / Christopher Duffy Duffy, Christopher 112

9 Pillars of the Community: The Tripartite Characterization of High-Rise / William Fingleton Fingleton, William 126

10 Fascisms and the Politics of Nowhere in Kingdom Come / Jeannette Baxter Baxter, Jeannette 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: J.G. Ballard.

ISBN:

9789004313859

9004313850

OCLC:

952182821