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Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer - A Philosophical Analysis of Contemporary American Literature (Paperback)
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Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer - A Philosophical Analysis of Contemporary American Literature (Paperback)
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The novels of David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran
Foer are increasingly regarded as representing a new trend, an
'aesthetic sea change' in contemporary American literature.
'Post-postmodernism' and 'New Sincerity' are just two of the labels
that have been attached to this trend. But what do these labels
mean? What characterizes and connects these novels? Den Dulk shows
that the connection between these works lies in their shared
philosophical dimension. On the one hand, they portray excessive
self-reflection and endless irony as the two main problems of
contemporary Western life. On the other hand, the novels embody an
attempt to overcome these problems: sincerity, reality-commitment
and community are portrayed as the virtues needed to achieve a
meaningful life. This shared philosophical dimension is analyzed by
viewing the novels in light of the existentialist philosophies of
Soren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Albert
Camus.
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