Addiction, representation and the experimental novel, 1985-2015 / Heath A. Diehl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diehl, Heath A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experimental fiction--History and criticism.

Experimental fiction.

Addicts in literature.

Compulsive behavior in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2021.

Summary:

Since the nineteenth century, the Western realistic novel has persistently represented the addict as a morally toxic force bent on destroying the institutions, practices, and ideologies that historically have connoted reason, order, civilization. Addiction, Representation undertakes an investigation into an alternative literary tradition that unsettles this limited portrayal of the addict. The book analyzes the practices and politics of reading the experimental addiction novel, and outlines both a practice and an ethics of reading that advocates for a more compassionate response to both diegetic and extra-diegetic addicts-an approach that, at its core, is focused on understanding.

Contents:

Addiction, Representation and the Experimental Novel, 1985–2015

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).

ISBN:

9781785276156

1785276158

9781785276149

178527614X