Community in Twentieth-Century Fiction
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Theory
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137282842 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | January 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137282842 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | January 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book focuses on the imaginary construction and deconstruction of human communities in modern and contemporary fiction. Drawing on recent theoretical debate on the notion of community (Nancy, Blanchot, Badiou, Esposito), this collection examines narratives by Joyce, Mansfield, Davies, Naipaul, DeLillo, Atwood and others.
This book focuses on the imaginary construction and deconstruction of human communities in modern and contemporary fiction. Drawing on recent theoretical debate on the notion of community (Nancy, Blanchot, Badiou, Esposito), this collection examines narratives by Joyce, Mansfield, Davies, Naipaul, DeLillo, Atwood and others.
