| Postmodern Humanism in Contemporary Literature and Culture: Reconciling the Void 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Davis, T. (Author), Womack, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403946817 ISBN-13: 9781403946812 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: In "Postmodern Humanism in Contemporary Literature and Culture", Todd F. Davis and Kenneth Womack investigate the emerging gaps between literary scholarship and the reading experience itself. For Davis and Womack, the idea of reconciling the void - the locus of our sociocultural disillusionment and despair in an increasingly uncertain world - concerns explicit artistic attempts to represent the ways in which human beings seek out meaning, hope and community in spite of the void's immutable shadow. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 810.911 |
| LCCN: 2006044298 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.08" W x 8.59" (0.86 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Davis and Womack investigate the emerging gaps between literary scholarship and the reading experience. The idea of reconciling the void - the locus of our sociocultural disillusionment and despair in an uncertain world - concerns explicit artistic attempts to represent the ways in which human beings seek out meaning, hope and community. |