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States Of Exception In The Contemporary Novel eBook

Martel, Eugenides, Coetzee, Sebald

de Arne De Boever
idioma: inglês
Editor: Bloomsbury Publishing (USA), março de 2012 ‧
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In the aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks, the political situation in both the United States and abroad has often been described as a "state of exception": an emergency situation in which the normal rule of law is suspended. In such a situation, the need for good decisions is felt ever more strongly. This book investigates the aesthetics, ethics, and politics of various decisions represented in novels published around 9/11: Martel''s Life of Pi, Eugenides'' Middlesex, Coetzee''s Disgrace, and Sebald''s Austerlitz.
 
De Boever''s readings of the novels revolve around what he calls the ''aesthetic decision.'' Which aesthetics do the characters and narrators in the novels adopt in a situation of crisis? How do these aesthetic decisions relate to the ethical and political decisions represented in the novels? What can they reveal about real-life ethical and political decisions? This book uncovers the politics of allegory, autobiography, focalization, and montage in today''s planetary state of exception.
 

States Of Exception In The Contemporary Novel

Martel, Eugenides, Coetzee, Sebald

de Arne De Boever

Propriedade Descrição
ISBN: 9781441102485
Editor: Bloomsbury Publishing (USA)
Data de Lançamento: março de 2012
Idioma: Inglês
Páginas: 176
Tipo de produto: eBook
Formato e Compatibilidade: PDF para ADE
Classificação Temática: eBooks em Inglês > Literatura > História da Literatura
EAN: 9781441102485