Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism: Contemporary Satire
What
is the significance of writing in the wake of postmodernism? The previous
decade has seen a growing interest in criticism of postmodern ethics and
aesthetics from theorists and writers. This book begins to answer what art form
or critical methodology might take its place. 
Exploring
the work of six contemporary novelists - Bret Easton Ellis, J.G. Ballard, Will
Self, Michel Houellebecq, Tama Janowitz and Chuck Palahniuk - Ethics and
Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism
delivers a series of interventions into
six key areas of contemporary debate: fear, nihilism, revolution, ethics,
enjoyment and feminism. The book goes on to develop an innovative critical
methodology which reinvigorates the ability of art and literature to engage in
ideological critique. Rather than valorising separatism, plurality or
indeterminacy, this approach delivers a critical framework which enacts a
radical de-centering of the fundamental coordinates of contemporary society.
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Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism: Contemporary Satire
What
is the significance of writing in the wake of postmodernism? The previous
decade has seen a growing interest in criticism of postmodern ethics and
aesthetics from theorists and writers. This book begins to answer what art form
or critical methodology might take its place. 
Exploring
the work of six contemporary novelists - Bret Easton Ellis, J.G. Ballard, Will
Self, Michel Houellebecq, Tama Janowitz and Chuck Palahniuk - Ethics and
Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism
delivers a series of interventions into
six key areas of contemporary debate: fear, nihilism, revolution, ethics,
enjoyment and feminism. The book goes on to develop an innovative critical
methodology which reinvigorates the ability of art and literature to engage in
ideological critique. Rather than valorising separatism, plurality or
indeterminacy, this approach delivers a critical framework which enacts a
radical de-centering of the fundamental coordinates of contemporary society.
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Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism: Contemporary Satire

Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism: Contemporary Satire

by Graham Matthews
Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism: Contemporary Satire

Ethics and Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism: Contemporary Satire

by Graham Matthews

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What
is the significance of writing in the wake of postmodernism? The previous
decade has seen a growing interest in criticism of postmodern ethics and
aesthetics from theorists and writers. This book begins to answer what art form
or critical methodology might take its place. 
Exploring
the work of six contemporary novelists - Bret Easton Ellis, J.G. Ballard, Will
Self, Michel Houellebecq, Tama Janowitz and Chuck Palahniuk - Ethics and
Desire in the Wake of Postmodernism
delivers a series of interventions into
six key areas of contemporary debate: fear, nihilism, revolution, ethics,
enjoyment and feminism. The book goes on to develop an innovative critical
methodology which reinvigorates the ability of art and literature to engage in
ideological critique. Rather than valorising separatism, plurality or
indeterminacy, this approach delivers a critical framework which enacts a
radical de-centering of the fundamental coordinates of contemporary society.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441127518
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 04/26/2012
Series: Continuum Literary Studies
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 208
File size: 275 KB

About the Author

Graham Matthews is Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle
University,
UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction\1. "You Do an Awfully Good
Impression of Yourself" - Fear and Uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park
\ 2. Nihilism and the Sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club\3. Violence and
the Multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People\4. "Evil is to Morality as
Magnolia is to Paint" Ethics and Aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: An Imitation
\ 5. Sex Tourism and the Politics of Enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform
\ 6. Feminism, Satire and Critique in the Work of Tama Janowitz\Bibliography
\ Index
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