From empire to anthropocene : the novel in posthistorical times / Betty Joseph.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joseph, Betty, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

Commonwealth fiction (English)--20th century--History and criticism.

Commonwealth fiction (English).

Commonwealth fiction (English)--21st century--History and criticism.

Ecology in literature.

Environmentalism in literature.

Globalization in literature.

Postcolonialism in literature.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book is an analysis of the inventiveness of contemporary fiction and of ways in which it engages our understanding of time in relation to globalization and environmental damage. The book convincingly dispels the notion that so-called global novels in English preclude the possibility of historical analysis and social collectivity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: What Is the Contemporary?

1 Specters: Durabilities of the Past in the Present

2 Attachments: Affective Palimpsests and the Habits of Citizenship

3 Networks: Sheer Space as Synchronous Experience

4 Markets: Capital and the Resource of Time

5 Assemblages: Ethico-aesthetic Compositions for the Future

Coda

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Joseph, Betty From Empire to Anthropocene

ISBN:

1-4214-4699-5

OCLC:

1395887116