Norman Mailer and the Modernist Turn

by Jerry Schuchalter

Overview

The study situates Norman Mailer in the tradition of Modernism, showing how he imbibed the worldview of a coterie of male modernist writers who imposed their notions of art and literature and politics on the movement. Mailer followed a specific ideological path, moving from a rejection of liberalism, technocracy and mass culture to a Gnostic vision.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631668214
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	11/02/2015
Series:	American Culture , #13
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jerry Schuchalter is Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of Turku, Finland. He has published widely in the fields of American Studies, German Studies, and Inter-Cultural Studies.

Table of Contents

Contents: Modernism – Nietzsche – Marx – Weltanschauung – New York intellectuals – Fin de siècle – Neoliberalism – Pharaonic Egypt – Sexual politics – Mass society – Technocracy – Female writers – Judaism.

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