One of the few available books of criticism on the topic, this monograph presents the fullest account to date of Don DeLillo's writing, situating his oeuvre within a wider analysis of the condition of contemporary fiction, and dealing with his entire work in relation to contemporary political and economic concerns for the fist time. Providing a lucid and nuanced reading of DeLillo's ambivalent engagement with American and European culture, as well as with modernism and postmodernism, and globalization and terrorism, this fascinating volume interrogates the critical and aesthetic capacities of fiction in what is an age of global capitalism and US cultural imperialism.
| ISBN: | 9780415649094 |
| Publication date: | 29th June 2012 |
| Author: | Peter Boxall |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 258 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |
One of the few available books of criticism on the topic, this monograph presents the fullest account to date of Don DeLillo's writing, situating his oeuvre within a wider analysis of the condition of contemporary fiction, and dealing with his entire work in relation to contemporary political and economic concerns for the fist time. Providing a lucid and nuanced reading of DeLillo's ambivalent engagement with American and European culture, as well as with modernism and postmodernism, and globalization and terrorism, this fascinating volume interrogates the critical and aesthetic capacities of fiction in what is an age of global capitalism and US cultural imperialism.
Don DeLillo features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism
Don DeLillo is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Don DeLillo was written by Peter Boxall and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Don DeLillo has 258 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature series
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