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Why the Novel Matters: A Postmodern Perplex

by Mark Spilka, Caroline McCracken-Flesher
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Overview

"[T]his collection is interesting and timely, and the attempt of many of the essays to re-establish what their authors usually call a humanistic criticism is a welcome and useful provocation." —Donald Gray

In this series of essays from Novel: A Forum on Fiction, a pantheon of scholars explores the conflict between "humanist" and "posthumanist" responses to questions about the novel's relevancy in postmodern times.

Synopsis

"[T]his collection is interesting and timely, and the attempt of many of the essays to re-establish what their authors usually call a humanistic criticism is a welcome and useful provocation." — Donald Gray

In this series of essays from Novel: A Forum on Fiction, a pantheon of scholars explores the conflict between "humanist" and "posthumanist" responses to questions about the novel's relevancy in postmodern times.

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Book Details

Published
August 1, 1990
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pages
400
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780253355546

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