Writing the Past in Twenty-First-Century American Fiction

Writing the Past in Twenty-First-Century American Fiction examines contemporary novels profoundly shaped by a sense of historical consciousness. Authors including Ben Lerner, Colson Whitehead, Dana Spiotta, Hari Kunzru and Garth Greenwell each use flashbacks, historical parallels and non-sequential...

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Main Author: Lawrie, Alexandra
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2022
Edition:1
Subjects:
21st Century
American fiction
American Studies
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
History in literature
Language & Literature
Literary Criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events
Literary Studies
Literary studies: general
Literature: history and criticism
Modern
Literary Studies
ISBN:9781474463447, 1474463444, 9781474463478, 1474463479, 9781474463461, 1474463460
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Historical Racism and Contemporary Incarceration in C. E. Morgan and Hari Kunzru Chapter 2: Ben Lerner and Literary Antecedents of the City Chapter 3: Dana Spiotta and Political Commitment Chapter 4: AIDS Activism and Looking Back in Tim Murphy and Garth Greenwell Chapter 5: Anxious Futures in Colson Whitehead and Omar El Akkad Conclusion Bibliography Index
  • Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Historical Racism and Contemporary Incarceration in C. E. Morgan and Hari Kunzru -- 2. Ben Lerner and Literary Antecedents of the City -- 3. Dana Spiotta and Political Commitment -- 4. AIDS Activism and Looking Back in Tim Murphy and Garth Greenwell -- 5. Anxious Futures in Colson Whitehead and Omar El Akkad -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
  • Acknowledgements --
  • 4. AIDS Activism and Looking Back in Tim Murphy and Garth Greenwell --
  • 1. Historical Racism and Contemporary Incarceration in C. E. Morgan and Hari Kunzru --
  • Contents --
  • 5. Anxious Futures in Colson Whitehead and Omar El Akkad --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 3. Dana Spiotta and Political Commitment --
  • Index
  • Conclusion --
  • Introduction --
  • Bibliography --
  • 2. Ben Lerner and Literary Antecedents of the City --