Dissident Postmodernists : Barthelme, Coover, Pynchon / Paul Maltby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maltby, Paul, Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Penn Studies in Contemporary American Fiction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barthelme, Donald--Criticism and interpretation.

Barthelme, Donald.

Coover, Robert--Criticism and interpretation.

Coover, Robert.

Pynchon, Thomas--Criticism and interpretation.

Pynchon, Thomas.

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

American fiction.

Dissident arts--United States.

Dissident arts.

Experimental fiction, American--History and criticism.

Experimental fiction, American.

Postmodernism (Literature)--United States.

Postmodernism (Literature).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.) : 2 illus.

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Critics who hold that postmodernist art is essentially adversarial and apolitical have ignored the historical context of the postmodern focus on the problems of language. Maltby examines a major current of postmodernist fiction that can be read as a dissident response to developments of late capitalism that have transformed the field of language and communication.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Notes on the Text

Introduction

1. Constructions of Postmodernism

2. Language and Late Capitalism

3. Donald Barthelme

4. Robert Coover

5. Thomas Pynchon

Concluding Remarks

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781512804430

1512804436

OCLC:

979905826