Dissident Postmodernists

Barthelme, Coover, Pynchon

By Paul Maltby | Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.

About the book

Critics who hold that postmodernist art is essentially adversarial and apolitical have ignored the historical context of the postmodern focus on the problems of language. Paul Maltby examines a major current of postmodernist fiction that can be read as a dissident response to developments of late capitalism that have transformed the field of language and communication.

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Hardcover
ISBN 9780812230642
PDF
ISBN 9781512804430

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Critics who hold that postmodernist art is essentially adversarial and apolitical have ignored the historical context of the postmodern focus on the problems of language. Paul Maltby examines a major current of postmodernist fiction that can be read as a dissident response to developments of late capitalism that have transformed the field of language and communication.

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What is Dissident Postmodernists about?

Critics who hold that postmodernist art is essentially adversarial and apolitical have ignored the historical context of the postmodern focus on the problems of language. Paul Maltby examines a major current of postmodernist fiction that can be read as a dissident response to developments of late capitalism that have transformed the field of language and communication.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Dissident Postmodernists?

Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism > Literary theory

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How long is Dissident Postmodernists and how many pages does it have?

Dissident Postmodernists has 232 page(s)

Is Dissident Postmodernists part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Anniversary Collection

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Dissident Postmodernists?

Paul Maltby

Who is the Publisher of the book Dissident Postmodernists?

University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.

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Dissident Postmodernists is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780812230642) and pdf(ISBN 9781512804430)

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