Materiality and the modern cosmopolitan novel / Alan McCluskey.
| Author/creator | McCluskey, Alan, 1982- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Contents | Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgements Introduction: Cosmopolitanism, Ethics, and Materialism 1. A Cosmopolitan Vision of Home and Subjectivity in Caryl Phillips 2. Cosmopolitanism and Materialist Ethics in J. M. Coetzee 3. Cosmopolitanism and Tragic Silence in Philip Roth's American Trilogy Epilogue: Possibilities and Limitations Bibliography Index. |
| Abstract | "In this work, Alan McCluskey explores materialism, in its many conceptual forms, in the contemporary cosmopolitan novel. The author applies a "cosmopolitan materialist" lens to the contemporary novels of Caryl Phillips, J. M. Coetzee, and Philip Roth, three contemporary authors who each hail from different parts of the world and produce highly dissimilar novels. His analysis illuminates stylistic qualities of contemporary literature that might otherwise remain unseen or unappreciated. Through the framework of cosmopolitanism, he also interprets and gains insight into the aesthetic, cultural, and socio-political implications of human life in an increasingly globalizing and interconnected context"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015014195 |
| ISBN | 9781137503374 (hardback) |
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