TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matthews,Graham
TI  - Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism: Contemporary Satire
T2  - Continuum Literary Studies
SN  - 9781441134394
AV  - PN3347 .M27 2012 
U1  - 809.3/9357809.39357 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Continuum International Pub.
KW  - Fiction
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Theory, etc
KW  - Satire
KW  - Ethics in literature
KW  - Desire in literature
KW  - Postmodernism (Literature)
KW  - Roman
KW  - Histoire et critique
KW  - Théorie, etc
KW  - Morale dans la littérature
KW  - Désir dans la littérature
KW  - Postmodernisme (Littérature)
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
KW  - Literary
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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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