ISBN: 9781472507006

The novels of Kurt Vonnegut depict a profoundly absurd and distinctly postmodern world. But in this critical study, Robert Tally argues that Vonnegut himself is actually a modernist, who … mais…

The novels of Kurt Vonnegut depict a profoundly absurd and distinctly postmodern world. But in this critical study, Robert Tally argues that Vonnegut himself is actually a modernist, who is less interested in indulging in the free play of signifiers than in attempting to construct a model that could encompass the American experience at the end of the twentieth century. As a modernist wrestling with a postmodern condition, Vonnegut makes use of diverse and sometimes eccentric narrative techniques (such as metafiction, collage, and temporal slippages) to project a comprehensive vision of life in the United States. Vonnegut's novels thus become experiments in making sense of the radical transformations of self and society during that curious, unstable period called, perhaps ironically, the 'American Century.' An untimely figure, Vonnegut develops a postmodern iconography of American civilization while simultaneously acknowledging the impossibility of a truly comprehensive representation. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Classics>Lit Studies>Lit Theory & Criticism, Bloomsbury Academic Core >1<

ISBN: 9781472507006

New. The novels of Kurt Vonnegut depict a profoundly absurd and distinctly postmodern world. But in this critical study, Robert Tally argues that Vonnegut himself is actually a modernist… mais…

New. The novels of Kurt Vonnegut depict a profoundly absurd and distinctly postmodern world. But in this critical study, Robert Tally argues that Vonnegut himself is actually a modernist, who is less interested in indulging in the free play of signifiers than in attempting to construct a model that could encompass the American experience at the end of the twentieth century. As a modernist wrestling with a postmodern condition, Vonnegut makes use of diverse and sometimes eccentric narrative techniques (such as metafiction, collage, and temporal slippages) to project a comprehensive vision of life in the United States. Vonnegut's novels thus become experiments in making sense of the radical transformations of self and society during that curious, unstable period called, perhaps ironically, the 'American Century.' An untimely figure, Vonnegut develops a postmodern iconography of American civilization while simultaneously acknowledging the impossibility of a truly comprehensive representation., 6<

2013, ISBN: 9781472507006

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: Bloomsbury Academic], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorRobert T. Tall… mais…

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: Bloomsbury Academic], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorRobert T. Tally Jr. is Associate Professor of English at Texas State University, USA, where he teaches American and world literature.Klappente, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Softcover, 208, [GW: 299g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Englischsprachige Bücher / Sonstiges - Englisch]<

2013, ISBN: 1472507002

[EAN: 9781472507006], Neubuch, [PU: Bloomsbury Academic], LITERATURE - CLASSICS CRITICISM LITERARY GENERAL, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung f… mais…

[EAN: 9781472507006], Neubuch, [PU: Bloomsbury Academic], LITERATURE - CLASSICS CRITICISM LITERARY GENERAL, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorRobert T. Tally Jr. is Associate Professor of English at Texas State University, USA, where he teaches American and world literature.KlappentextrnrnA study of Kurt Vonnegut s novels, approaching the., Books<

2013, ISBN: 9781472507006

A Postmodern Iconography, Buch, Softcover, [PU: Bloomsbury Academic], Bloomsbury Academic, 2013