Postirony - The Nonfictional Literature of David Foster Wallace and Dave Eggers (Paperback)

What is 'postirony'? Foremost, it is a response to the ironic zeitgeist. Moreover, it is the key to understanding a specific form of literature. The contemporary reader is familiar with and - unfortunately - used to postmodernism's ironic, self-reflexive metafiction. Authors like David Foster Wallace and Dave Eggers chose a different path: Despite the reign of contemporary irony, they strive to reach the reader on a level beyond, cognitively as well as emotionally - they claim to be sincere and true. Focusing largely on nonfiction by said authors, Lukas Hoffmann explores the means the texts use to achieve something new - namely, a new form of sincerity.

General

Imprint:	Transcript Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Lettre
Release date:	October 2016
Authors:	Lukas Hoffmann
Dimensions:	150 x 226 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-3-8376-3661-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
LSN:	3-8376-3661-5
Barcode:	9783837636611

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