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Martians, Monsters and Madonna - Fiction and Form in the World of Martin Amis

English · Paperback / Softback

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The burgeoning postmodern condition forces a reevaluation of the novel as a form; contemporary formlessness has created a new and seemingly endless range of interpretations under which the forms of the past coalesce. Martin Amis, whose novels and stories "live" this phenomenon and inform this study, has discovered an art form in the literature of decay, where traditional fictional elements, such as time, voice and motivation, have been corrupted by the twentieth century and the revitalized anti-novel. Style has overcome story in the world of Martin Amis - and perhaps in the "real" world as well.

About the author

The Author: John A. Dern is Lecturer in English at Penn State University. He received his Ph.D. in English from Lehigh University and has published articles on varied literary topics in professional journals and newspapers.

Product details

Authors John A. Dern
Publisher Peter Lang
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.05.2016
 
EAN 9780820444574
ISBN 978-0-8204-4457-4
No. of pages 187
Weight 290 g
Series Studies in Twentieth-Century British Literature
Studies in Twentieth-Century British Literature
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature
Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies

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