Pluralist Desires Contemporary Historical Fiction and the End of the Cold War |
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| Author:
| Löffler, Philipp
Löffler, Philipp |
| Series title: | European Studies in North American Literature and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57113-952-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Camden House |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $141.95 |
Book Description:
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Excavates the contemporary revival of 19th-century cultural pluralism, revealing how American novelists since the 1990s have appropriated the historical novel in the pursuit of selfhood rather than truth, fundamentally repositioning the genre in American culture.
Excavates the contemporary revival of 19th-century cultural pluralism, revealing how American novelists since the 1990s have appropriated the historical novel in the pursuit of selfhood rather than truth, fundamentally repositioning the genre in American culture.