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1 online resource (209 pages). |
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Continuum Literary Studies
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Continuum literary studies.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Series page; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Fear and Uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park; 2. Nihilism and the Sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club; 3. Revolution and the Multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People; 4. Ethics and Aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: An Imitation; 5. Sex Tourism and the Politics of Enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform; 6. Feminism, Satire and Critique in the Work of Tama Janowitz; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
What is the significance of writing in the wake of postmodernism? The previousdecade has seen a growing interest in criticism of postmodern ethics andaesthetics from theorists and writers. This book begins to answer what art formor critical methodology might take its place. Exploringthe work of six contemporary novelists Bret Easton Ellis, J.G. Ballard, WillSelf, Michel Houellebecq, Tama Janowitz and Chuck Palahniuk Ethics andDesire in the Wake of Postmodernism delivers a series of interventions intosix key areas of contemporary debate: fear, nihilism, revolution, ethics, enjoyment and feminism. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fiction -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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Fiction. |
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Satire.
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Satire. |
| Genre/Form |
Satire.
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Ethics in literature.
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Ethics in literature. |
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Desire in literature.
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Desire in literature. |
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Postmodernism (Literature)
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Postmodernism (Literature) |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Matthews, Graham. Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism : Contemporary Satire. London : Continuum International Publishing, ©2012 9781441140074 |
| ISBN |
9781441134394 (electronic book) |
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1441134395 (electronic book) |
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9781441140074 |
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