Screen LibraryAfter the fall American literature since 9/11 /
After the Fall presents a timely and provocative examination of the impact and implications of 9/11 and the war on terror on American culture and literature. Presents the first detailed interrogation of U.S. writing in a time of crisis Develops a timely and provocative argument about literature and...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell manifestos
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444395860 |
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After the Fall presents a timely and provocative examination of the impact and implications of 9/11 and the war on terror on American culture and literature. Presents the first detailed interrogation of U.S. writing in a time of crisis Develops a timely and provocative argument about literature and trauma Relates U.S. writing since 9/11 to crucial social and historical changes in the U.S. and elsewhere Places U.S. writing in the context of the transformed position of the U.S. in a world characterized by political, economic, and military crisis; transn. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 224 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index. |
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9781444395860 (electronic bk.) 1444395866 (electronic bk.) 144439584X (electronic bk.) 9781444395846 (electronic bk.) 1283408333 9781283408332 9780470657928 0470657928 (Trade Cloth) |
| Index Number: | PS231 |
| CLC: | I106-62 |
| Contents: | Front Matter -- After the Fall -- Imagining Disaster -- Imagining Crisis -- Imagining the Transnational -- Imagining the Crisis in Drama and Poetry -- Works Cited -- Index. |