Jonathan Franzen and the romance of community : narratives of salvation / Jesús Blanco Hidalga.
| Author/creator | Hidalga, Jesús Blanco author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2017. |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 251 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: A formal and ideological approach to Jonathan Franzen's fiction -- Knowable conspiracies: The Twenty-Seventh City -- Strong Motion: Activism of the private sphere -- The Corrections: A family romance for the global age -- How to close a (meta)narrative: Freedom -- Recapitulation: What's in an ending? -- Epilogue: Purity and Hope. |
| Abstract | " Despite the success and significance of Jonathan Franzen's fiction, his work has received little scholarly attention. Aiming to fill this conspicuous gap, Jonathan Franzen and the Romance of Community analyses each of Franzen's five novels in chronological order to reveal an interior logic animating his work. Jesús Blanco Hidalga integrates often separated formal and ideological perspectives to illuminate Franzen's stylistic and narrative choices, and in so doing, he discovers the concepts, typical of romance narratives, of salvation and redemption running throughout Franzen's fiction. Hidalga shows how these salvation narratives are used for self-legitimization -- not only by the characters, but by the writer himself. The author further re-assesses Franzen's use of realism and explores each novel within its cultural and political context. Combining critical rigor with interpretative boldness, Hidalga offers a solid theoretical approach to a major contemporary author. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "Working within theoretical and critical contexts, Hidalga applies a model of the conversion/redemption narrative to the novels of Jonathan Franzen"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hidalga, Jesús Blanco, author. Jonathan Franzen and the romance of community New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017 9781501319846 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2016025254 |
| ISBN | 9781501319839 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1501319833 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3556 .R352 Z65 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |