Laughing at the darkness : postmodernism and optimism in American humour / Paul McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonald, Paul.

Series:

Contemporary American literature.

Contemporary American literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American wit and humor.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tirril [England] : Humanities-Ebooks, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paul McDonald s book is the second in our Contemporary American Literature series, edited by Christopher Gair and Aliki Varvogli. Given that postmodernism has been associated with doubt, chaos, relativism and the disappearance of reality, it may appear difficult to reconcile with American optimism. Laughing at the Darkness demonstrates that this is not always the case. In examining the work of, among others, Sherman Alexie, Woody Allen, Douglas Coupland, Jonathan Safran Foer, Bill Hicks, David Mamet, and Philip Roth, McDonald shows how American humorists bring their comedy to bear on some of the negative implications of philosophical postmodernism and, in so doing, explore ways of reclaiming value."

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Licence and use ""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents ""; ""Series Preface ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Postmodernism, Humour and Jewish American Ethnic Identity""; ""2 Humour and the Social Implications of Postmodernism""; ""3 Postmodernism, Humour and American Romanticism""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""The Author""; ""Untitled""; ""Humanities-Ebooks Titles""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-05806-5

9786613058065

1-84760-187-1

OCLC:

923144101