Contemporary Drift: Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present
Sir Theodore Martin
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Description for Contemporary Drift: Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present
Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; APFA; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
What does it mean to call something contemporary ? More than simply denoting what's new, it speaks to how we come to know the present we're living in and how we develop a shared story about it. The story of trying to understand the present is an integral, yet often unnoticed, part of the literature and film of our moment. In Contemporary Drift, Theodore Martin argues that the contemporary is not just a historical period but also a conceptual problem, and he claims that contemporary genre fiction offers a much-needed resource for resolving that problem. Contemporary Drift combines ... Read more
What does it mean to call something contemporary ? More than simply denoting what's new, it speaks to how we come to know the present we're living in and how we develop a shared story about it. The story of trying to understand the present is an integral, yet often unnoticed, part of the literature and film of our moment. In Contemporary Drift, Theodore Martin argues that the contemporary is not just a historical period but also a conceptual problem, and he claims that contemporary genre fiction offers a much-needed resource for resolving that problem. Contemporary Drift combines ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Literature Now
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231181921
SKU
V9780231181921
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About Sir Theodore Martin
Theodore Martin is assistant professor of English at the University of California, Irvine.
Reviews for Contemporary Drift: Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present
Why are some of the most predictable genres still very much around? Why does the present moment feel different and yet seem impossible to comprehend? Theodore Martin makes significant headway toward answering the second question by addressing the first, or why there now appears to be a resurgence of popular genres. His enviably simple critical apparatus offers a concise theory ... Read more