Postmodern artistry in Medievalist fiction : an international study / Earl R. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Earl R., 1943- author.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medievalism in literature.

Middle Ages in literature.

Postmodernism (Literature).

Physical Description:

v, 236 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Contents:

Part I Rhetorical Foundations

1 Narrative Conceits p. 12

2 Genre-Plurality p. 24

3 The Artifice of Time p. 39

4 Intertextuality p. 49

5 The "Medieval Temper" in High Resolution p. 63

Part II The Rhetoric of Doubt and Denial

6 Deconstructive Modes p. 82

7 Paradox p. 92

8 Equillopence and Skepticism p. 98

9 The Rhetoric of Disappointment p. 114

10 Postmodern Negation and Remainder-History p. 126

Part III Four "Hard Problems" in Fiction

11 Subjectivity p. 142

12 Intentional Semiotics p. 150

13 Steganography p. 163

14 The End of the Middle Ages p. 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

1476673004

9781476673004

OCLC:

1020433180