After the Fall. American Literature Since 9/11 - Richard Gray
| Автор: | Richard Gray |
| Издательство: | John Wiley & Sons Limited |
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| Жанр произведения: | Критика |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9781444395846 |
After the Fall presents a timely and provocative examination of the impact and implications of 9/11 and the war on terror on American culture and literature. Presents the first detailed interrogation of U.S. writing in a time of crisis Develops a timely and provocative arguement about literature and trauma Relates U.S. writing since 9/11 to crucial social and historical changes in the U.S. and elsewhere Places U.S. writing in the context of the transformed position of the U.S. in a world characterized by political, economic, and military crisis; transnational drift; the resurgence of religious fundamentalism; and the apparent triumph of global capitalism