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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1993

    0415060141 / 9780415060141

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    Paperback. Condizione: Good. Brian McHale provides a series of readings of a wide range of postmodernist fiction, from Eco's Foucault's Pendulum to the works of cyberpunk science-fiction, relating the works to aspects of postmodern popular culture.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge (edition 1), 1993

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1993

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    Paperback. Condizione: Good. Brian McHale provides a series of readings of a wide range of postmodernist fiction, from Eco's Foucault's Pendulum to the works of cyberpunk science-fiction, relating the works to aspects of postmodern popular culture.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1993

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    paperback. Condizione: Good. No Highlighting or underlining. Some Wear but overall good condition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1987

    0415045134 / 9780415045131

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1992

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    Soft cover. Condizione: Good. "Postmodernism is not a found object, but a manufactured artifact." Beginning from this constructivist premise, Brian McHale develops a series of readings of problematically postmodernist novels Joyce's Ulysses; Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow and Vineland; Eco's The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum; the novels of James McElroy and Christine Brooke-Rose, avant-garde works such as Kathy Aker's Empire of the Senseless, and works of cyberpunk science-fiction by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Lewis Shiner, Rudy Rucker, and others. Although mainly focused on "high" or "elite" cultural products, Constructing Postmodernism relates these products to such phenomena of postmodern popular culture as television and the cinema, paranoia and nuclear apocalypse, angelology and the cybernetic interface, and death, now as always, the true Final Frontier. McHale's previous book, Postmodernist Fiction (Routledge, 1987) seemed to propose a single, all-inclusive inventory of postmodernist poetics. This book, by contrast, proposes multiple, overlapping and intersecting inventories not a construction of postmodernism, but a plurality of constructions." - Publisher description. This is an Ex-library copy.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: various Singapore publishers, SG, 2015

    9810921683 / 9789810921682

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1987

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: University Paperbacks, Methuen, 1987

    0416364004 / 9780416364002

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    Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: University Paperbacks, Methuen, 1987

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    Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. In this trenchant and lively study Brian McHale undertakes to construct a version of postmodernist fiction which encompasses forms as wide-ranging as North American metafiction, Latin American magic realism, the French New Novel, concrete prose and science fiction. Considering a variety of theoretical approaches including those of Ingarden, Eco, Dolezel, Pavel, and Hrushovski, McHale shows that the common denominator is postmodernist fiction's ability to thrust its own ontological status into the foreground and to raise questions about the world (or worlds) in which we live. Exploiting various theoretical approaches to literary ontology - those of Ingarden, Eco, Dolezel, Pavel, Hrushovski and others - and ranging widely over contemporary world literature, McHale assembles a comprehensive repertoire of postmodernist fiction's strategies of world-making and -unmaking.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: University Paperbacks, Methuen, 1987

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    Condizione: very_good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2015

    1107605512 / 9781107605510

    Serie: Libro 91 di 100 - Cambridge Introductions to Literature

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    paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The spine is bent. The copy shows minor external wear, but is in otherwise clean condition.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2012

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    Serie: Libro 230 di 399 - Cambridge Companions to Literature

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    Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2015

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    Serie: Libro 91 di 100 - Cambridge Introductions to Literature

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    Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2012

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    Serie: Libro 230 di 399 - Cambridge Companions to Literature

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    Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2012

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    Editore: Cambridge University Press 12/31/2011, 2011

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    Serie: Libro 230 di 399 - Cambridge Companions to Literature

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    Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon. Edited by Inger H. Dalsgaard, Luc Herman, Brian McHale. Book.

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    Editore: Cambridge University Press, GB, 2011

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    Paperback. Condizione: New. The most celebrated American novelist of the past half-century, an indispensable figure of postmodernism worldwide, Thomas Pynchon notoriously challenges his readers. This Companion provides tools for meeting that challenge. Comprehensive, accessible, lively, up-to-date and reliable, it approaches Pynchon's fiction from various angles, calling on the expertise of an international roster of scholars at the cutting edge of Pynchon studies. Part I covers Pynchon's fiction novel-by-novel from the 1960s to the present, including such indisputable classics as The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Part II zooms out to give a bird's-eye-view of Pynchon's novelistic practice across his entire career. Part III surveys major topics of Pynchon's fiction: history, politics, alterity ('otherness') and science and technology. Designed for students, scholars and fans alike, the Companion begins with a biography of the elusive author and ends with a coda on how to read Pynchon and a bibliography for further reading.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: -, 2020

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    Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The Cambridge History of Postmodern Literature This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

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    Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2012

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1992

    0415060141 / 9780415060141

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    Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9780415060141.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1987

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    Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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    Editore: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, Cambridge, 2015

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    Serie: Libro 91 di 100 - Cambridge Introductions to Literature

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    Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodernism surveys the full spectrum of postmodern culture - high and low, avant-garde and popular, famous and obscure - across a range of fields, from architecture and visual art to fiction, poetry, and drama. It deftly maps postmodernism's successive historical phases, from its emergence in the 1960s to its waning in the first decades of the twenty-first century. Weaving together multiple strands of postmodernism - people and places from Andy Warhol, Jefferson Airplane and magical realism, to Jean-Francois Lyotard, Laurie Anderson and cyberpunk - this book creates a rich picture of a complex cultural phenomenon that continues to exert an influence over our present 'post-postmodern' situation. Comprehensive and accessible, this Introduction is indispensable for scholars, students, and general readers interested in late twentieth-century culture. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2012

    0521173043 / 9780521173049

    Serie: Libro 230 di 399 - Cambridge Companions to Literature

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    Softcover. Condizione: Very Good with no dust jacket. Square, sound binding. Clean, slightly off-white pages. Some corner tips curled. Wraps have edge rubbing, wear to corner tips. Contents: Smith, "Fixed Marks and Variable Constancies: A Parable of Literary Value." Michaels, "Against Formalism: The Autonomous Text in Legal and Literary Interpretation." Perry, "Literary Dynamics: How the Order of a Text Creates Its Meanings: With an Analysis of Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily.'" Tamir-Ghez, Nomi, "The Art of Persuasion in Nabokov's Lolita." Mooij, "The Nature and Funciton of Literary Theories." Culler, "Semiotics and Deconstruction." Van Dijk, "Cognitive Processing of Literary Discourse." Lotman, "The Origin of Plot in the Light of Typology." Weinshheimer, "Theory of Character: Emma." Cureton, "e. e. cummings: A Study of the Poetic Use oof Deviant Morphology." Ziva Ben-Porat, "Method in Madness: Notes on the Structure of Parody Based on MAD TV Satires." John J. Gumperz, "The Retrieval of Sociocultural Knowledge in Conversation." Itamar Even-Zohar, "Polysystem Theory." Hrushovski, "The Structure of Semiotic Objects." Rolf Kloepfer, "Trends in West German Literary Semiotics." Reviews. 9.0" tall; 416 pages.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2011

    0521173043 / 9780521173049

    Serie: Libro 230 di 399 - Cambridge Companions to Literature

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    Condizione: new. The most celebrated American novelist of the past half-century, an indispensable figure of postmodernism worldwide, Thomas Pynchon notoriously challenges his readers. This Companion provides tools for meeting that challenge. Comprehensive, accessible, lively, up-to-date and reliable, it approaches Pynchon's fiction from various angles, calling on the expertise of an international roster of scholars at the cutting edge of Pynchon studies. Part I covers Pynchon's fiction novel-by-novel from the 1960s to the present, including such indisputable classics as The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Part II zooms out to give a bird's-eye-view of Pynchon's novelistic practice across his entire career. Part III surveys major topics of Pynchon's fiction: history, politics, alterity ('otherness') and science and technology. Designed for students, scholars and fans alike, the Companion begins with a biography of the elusive author and ends with a coda on how to read Pynchon and a bibliography for further reading. Comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date, this book approaches the challenging fiction of the American postmodern master Thomas Pynchon from many different angles. Designed for students, scholars and fans alike, it covers the elusive author's biography and all seven of his novels, surveying topics such as history, politics and science and technology. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2012

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    Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. A nice, solid copy.; Cambridge Companions To Literature; 5.98 X 0.48 X 8.98 inches; 193 pages.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Routledge, 1993

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Modern Language Association, 2010

    1603290818 / 9781603290814

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    Editore: Cambridge University Press, GB, 2011

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    Paperback. Condizione: New. The most celebrated American novelist of the past half-century, an indispensable figure of postmodernism worldwide, Thomas Pynchon notoriously challenges his readers. This Companion provides tools for meeting that challenge. Comprehensive, accessible, lively, up-to-date and reliable, it approaches Pynchon's fiction from various angles, calling on the expertise of an international roster of scholars at the cutting edge of Pynchon studies. Part I covers Pynchon's fiction novel-by-novel from the 1960s to the present, including such indisputable classics as The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Part II zooms out to give a bird's-eye-view of Pynchon's novelistic practice across his entire career. Part III surveys major topics of Pynchon's fiction: history, politics, alterity ('otherness') and science and technology. Designed for students, scholars and fans alike, the Companion begins with a biography of the elusive author and ends with a coda on how to read Pynchon and a bibliography for further reading.