This book provides a wide-ranging discussion of realism, postmodernism, literary theory and popular fiction before focusing on the careers of four prominent novelists. Despite wildly contrasting ambitions and agendas, all four grow progressively more sympathetic to the expectations of a mainstream literary audience, noting the increasingly neglected yet archetypal need for strong explanatory narrative even while remaining wary of its limitations, presumptions, and potential abuses.
Exploring novels that manage to bridge the gap between accessible storytelling and literary theory, this book shows how contemporary authors reconcile values of posmodern literary experimentation and traditional realism.
| ISBN: | 9780415971270 |
| Publication date: | 12th January 2005 |
| Author: | Christopher Donovan |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 249 pages |
| Series: | Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory |
| Genres: |
Biography, Literature and Literary studies |
This book provides a wide-ranging discussion of realism, postmodernism, literary theory and popular fiction before focusing on the careers of four prominent novelists. Despite wildly contrasting ambitions and agendas, all four grow progressively more sympathetic to the expectations of a mainstream literary audience, noting the increasingly neglected yet archetypal need for strong explanatory narrative even while remaining wary of its limitations, presumptions, and potential abuses.
Postmodern Counternarratives features in the following genres: Biography, Literature and Literary studies
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Postmodern Counternarratives was written by Christopher Donovan and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Postmodern Counternarratives has 249 pages
Yes it is part of Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory series
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