John Barth (Routledge Revivals)

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Cover of the book John Barth (Routledge Revivals) by Heide Ziegler, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Heide Ziegler ISBN: 9781317570400
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 10, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Heide Ziegler
ISBN: 9781317570400
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 10, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

John Barth represents most completely what has been termed postmodernism, not because his work comprises more postmodernist features than other contemporary writers but because, for Barth, "life" and "art" are two sides of the same coin.

In this brief study, first published in 1987, Heide Ziegler examines all Barth’s novels. She argues that each pair of novels first "exhausts" and then "replenishes" those literary genres that hinge on a particular world view: the existentialist novel, the Bildungsroman, the Kunstlerroman, or the realistic novel. Through the division of labour between character and author Barth manages to develop a new mode of literary parody which projects itself beyond the mocked literary model and even self-parody into the realm of future fiction.

This book is ideal for students of literature and postmodern studies.

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John Barth represents most completely what has been termed postmodernism, not because his work comprises more postmodernist features than other contemporary writers but because, for Barth, "life" and "art" are two sides of the same coin.

In this brief study, first published in 1987, Heide Ziegler examines all Barth’s novels. She argues that each pair of novels first "exhausts" and then "replenishes" those literary genres that hinge on a particular world view: the existentialist novel, the Bildungsroman, the Kunstlerroman, or the realistic novel. Through the division of labour between character and author Barth manages to develop a new mode of literary parody which projects itself beyond the mocked literary model and even self-parody into the realm of future fiction.

This book is ideal for students of literature and postmodern studies.

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