Dissident Postmodernists: Barthelme, Coover, Pynchon

by Paul Maltby

Overview

Critics who hold that postmodernist art is essentially adversarial and apolitical have ignored the historical context of the postmodern focus on the problems of language. Paul Maltby examines a major current of postmodernist fiction that can be read as a dissident response to developments of late capitalism that have transformed the field of language and communication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812230642
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	12/29/1991
Series:	Anniversary Collection
Edition description:	Reprint 2016 ed.
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul Maltby is Professor of English at West Chester University.

Editorial Reviews

Challenging the characterization of postmodernism as apolitical, Maltby (American literature, West Chester U., Pennsylvania) sees in a few contemporary writers a focused response to the growing propagandist state and the concept-poor language of mass media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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