Routledge Introduction to American Postmodernism

The Routledge Introduction to American Postmodernism offers readers a fresh, insightful overview to all genres of postmodern writing. Drawing on a variety of works from not only mainstream authors but also those that are arguably unconventional, renowned scholar Linda Wagner-Martin gives the reader a solid framework and foundation to reading, understanding, and appreciating postmodern literature since its inception through the present day.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
1 The Origins of the American Postmodern, Barth, Gass, Barthelme
2 The Books that Shaped Directions, Coover, Pynchon, DeLillo, Wallace
3 Other Dominant Authors
4 Postmodernism in Generations
5 Later Generations—Morrison, Doctorow, Kingston and Chabon
6 The Fusion of Genres in Twenty-First Century Literature
7 "9/11" as Insistent Game-Changer
8 Postmodern Writers in the Twenty-First Century
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Linda Wagner-Martin is Frank Borden Hanes Professor of English and Comparative Literature emerita, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. A former Guggenheim fellow, a senior NEH fellow, and a Rockefeller Institute fellow, she received the Hubbell Medal for Lifetime Achievement in American Literature in 2012. Among her recent books are John Steinbeck: A Literary Life, Maya Angelou: Adventurous Spirit, and Hemingway’s Wars: The Public and Private Battles.

Summary

The Routledge Introduction to American Postmodernism offers readers a fresh, insightful overview to all genres of postmodern writing. The author gives the reader a solid framework and foundation to reading, understanding, and appreciating postmodern literature since its inception through present day.

Product details

• Authors: WAGNER MARTIN, Linda Wagner-Martin, Linda (University of North Carolina Wagner-Martin, Linda (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wagner-Martin, Wagner-Martin Linda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781138746657
• ISBN: 978-1-138-74665-7
• No. of pages: 170
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Routledge Introductions to American Literature; Routledge Introductions to American Literature
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Fiction > Poetry, drama; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000