Dissident Postmodernists: Barthelme, Coover, Pynchon

by Paul Maltby

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.

215 pages, Hardcover

First published December 27, 1991

Reviews

[Маx Nestelieiev · Rating 5 out of 5]

пол молтбі вибирає цікавий ракурс погляду на постомодерністів, називаючи їх дисидентами. дуже точно - адже саме постмодерністи (Бартелмі, Кувер, Пінчон, зокрема) виявилися "незгодними" із традицією і почали її переосмислювати+перші 40 сторінок цінний теоретичний вступ

[Matěj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though I knew only one of the authors Maltby writes about, Thomas Pynchon, I enjoyed this book. Based on Maltby's analysis, I wanna read Coover's Public Burning and I think that his insight into Pynchon's work is also pretty good. Recommended reading for anybody interested in American postmodernism in literature.

Edit 12/19: Read the whole book and liked it!