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Trauma, Postmodernism and the Aftermath of World War II
Paul Crosthwaite
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Description for Trauma, Postmodernism and the Aftermath of World War II
Hardcover. The first sustained study of the relationship between Anglo-American postmodernist fictionand the Second World War, Crosthwaite demonstrates that postmodernism has not abandoned history but has rather reformulated it in terms of trauma that is traceable, time and again, to the catastrophes of the 1940s." Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
The first sustained study of the relationship between Anglo-American postmodernist fiction and the Second World War, Crosthwaite demonstrates that postmodernism has not abandoned history but has rather reformulated it in terms of trauma that is traceable, time and again, to the catastrophes of the 1940s.
The first sustained study of the relationship between Anglo-American postmodernist fiction and the Second World War, Crosthwaite demonstrates that postmodernism has not abandoned history but has rather reformulated it in terms of trauma that is traceable, time and again, to the catastrophes of the 1940s.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230202955
SKU
V9780230202955
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About Paul Crosthwaite
PAUL CROSTHWAITE is Lecturer in English at Cardiff University, UK.
Reviews for Trauma, Postmodernism and the Aftermath of World War II
'Written with élan, clarity and confidence, this book is at the cutting edge of "second generation" postmodernism: ethically serious, historically aware, theoretically and critically informed. In this outstanding piece of literary research, Crosthwaite has found a way of articulating both a vital influence on contemporary culture and an important historical debt.' Professor Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK; ... Read more