Fictions of proximity : skepticism, romanticism, and the Wallace nexus / Tim Personn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Personn, Tim, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wallace, David Foster--Influence.

Wallace, David Foster.

Wallace, David Foster--Criticism and interpretation.

Skepticism in literature.

Pragmatism in literature.

Romanticism.

romanticism (form of expression).

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 289 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]

Summary:

"Fictions of Proximity explores the nexus of writers around David Foster Wallace who shaped a trend in literature the study calls the 'post-positivist novel.' It provides new readings of these writers, both of their canonical and lesser-known works, and situates them with respect to prominent figures in contemporary post-positivist philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Varieties of post-positivism : pragmatism and romanticism

"The powerful, dual-functioning part" : romantic subjectivity in David Foster Wallace and Mark Costello's Signifying rappers

'Looking' in 'horror' or 'ecstasy' : romantic desire in David Markson's Wittgenstein's mistress

Brechtian rhetoric and Bret Easton Ellis's American psycho

Aporia in David Foster Wallace's Infinite jest

"The great unequivocal international gestures" : Benjaminian Gestus in Zadie Smith's The autograph man

Epilogue : breathing with Wallace.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Personn, Tim, 1981- Fictions of proximity

ISBN:

9781666923186

1666923184

OCLC:

1401055386