Maximalism in Contemporary American Literature (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature)

Levey, Nick

ISBN 10: 1138672262 / ISBN 13: 9781138672260

Verlag: Routledge, 2016

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Inhaltsangabe:

This book studies the maximalist novels of Wallace, Baker, Pynchon, and others, considering how overly-detailed writing serves the institutional, emotional, and intellectual needs of contemporary readers and writers. It argues that maximalist novels not only exceed perceived limits of style, subject matter, and scope, but strive to remake the usefulness of books in contemporary culture, refreshing the act of reading. Drawing on Thing Theory, Marxism, New Formalism, playlists, blogs, and archival manuscripts, the book proposes a new understanding of maximalist writing and a new way of approaching the usefulness of literary objects in contemporary culture.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Nick Levey teaches in the English Department at La Trobe University, Australia. He publishes on contemporary fiction and is currently writing about post-press literature and the rise of digital self-publishing.

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Titel: Maximalism in Contemporary American ...
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New