Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism : Contemporary Satire.

By:

Matthews, Graham

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Continuum literary studiesPublication details: London : Continuum International Pub., 2012.Description: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781441134394
1441134395

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism : Contemporary Satire.DDC classification:

809.3/9357 809.39357

LOC classification:

PN3347 .M27 2012

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Contents:

Cover; Half title; Series page; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Fear and Uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park; 2. Nihilism and the Sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club; 3. Revolution and the Multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People; 4. Ethics and Aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: An Imitation; 5. Sex Tourism and the Politics of Enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform; 6. Feminism, Satire and Critique in the Work of Tama Janowitz; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: What is the significance of writing in the wake of postmodernism? The previousdecade has seen a growing interest in criticism of postmodern ethics andaesthetics from theorists and writers. This book begins to answer what art formor critical methodology might take its place. Exploringthe work of six contemporary novelists Bret Easton Ellis, J.G. Ballard, WillSelf, Michel Houellebecq, Tama Janowitz and Chuck Palahniuk Ethics andDesire in the Wake of Postmodernism delivers a series of interventions intosix key areas of contemporary debate: fear, nihilism, revolution, ethics, enjoyment and feminism.

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What is the significance of writing in the wake of postmodernism? The previousdecade has seen a growing interest in criticism of postmodern ethics andaesthetics from theorists and writers. This book begins to answer what art formor critical methodology might take its place. Exploringthe work of six contemporary novelists Bret Easton Ellis, J.G. Ballard, WillSelf, Michel Houellebecq, Tama Janowitz and Chuck Palahniuk Ethics andDesire in the Wake of Postmodernism delivers a series of interventions intosix key areas of contemporary debate: fear, nihilism, revolution, ethics, enjoyment and feminism.