| Toward Diversity and Emancipation: (Re-)Narrating Space in the Contemporary American Novel Contributor(s): Thoene, Marcel (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837635082 ISBN-13: 9783837635089 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Series: Lettre |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.10 lbs) 354 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book focuses on the pivotal role which space and spatiality assume in the plot and narrative discourse of contemporary American literary narratives. Embarking from a new, spatialized approach to cultural history and particularly narrative theory that might also prove useful for neighboring philologies, Marcel Thoene hypothesizes that the canon of novels selected represents a dialectic of simultaneous affirmation and subversion of the American myth of space. This brings about an integrative and emancipatory function of space, reflecting the current dynamic toward a more transcultural, diverse, and conflicting post-national American society. |