Fictions of proximity : skepticism, romanticism, and the Wallace nexus / Tim Personn.
| Author/creator | Personn, Tim, 1981- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Varieties of post-positivism : pragmatism and romanticism -- "The powerful, dual-functioning part" : romantic subjectivity in David Foster Wallace and Mark Costello's Signifying rappers -- 'Looking' in 'horror' or 'ecstasy' : romantic desire in David Markson's Wittgenstein's mistress -- Brechtian rhetoric and Bret Easton Ellis's American psycho -- Aporia in David Foster Wallace's Infinite jest -- "The great unequivocal international gestures" : Benjaminian Gestus in Zadie Smith's The autograph man -- Epilogue : breathing with Wallace. |
| Abstract | "Fictions of Proximity explores the nexus of writers around David Foster Wallace who shaped a trend in literature the study calls the 'post-positivist novel.' It provides new readings of these writers, both of their canonical and lesser-known works, and situates them with respect to prominent figures in contemporary post-positivist philosophy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Personn, Tim, 1981- Fictions of proximity Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024] 9781666923193 |
| LCCN | 2023038332 |
| ISBN | 9781666923186 |
| ISBN | 1666923184 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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