American Postmodernist Fiction And The Past Hardcover
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Theophilus Savvas
Book Description
Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluates the role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature.
ISBN-13
9780230298347
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Publication Date
15 Dec 2011
Number of Pages
213
About the Author
Theophilus Savvas teaches in the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex, UK.
Editorial Review
American Postmodernist Fiction and the Past offers a new and thought provoking understanding of how a crucial strain of the American historical novel has developed through the postmodern era.' - Paula Geyh, Associate Professor of English, Yeshiva University, USA