John J. Su

Ethics and Nostalgia in the Contemporary Novel

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, John J. Su identifies nostalgia as a central concern in the twentieth-century novel.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780521123808
• ISBN-10: 0521123801
• Artikelnr.: 28107304

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: nostalgia, ethics, and contemporary Anglophone literature
1. Narratives of return: locating ethics in the age of globalisation
2. Nostalgia and narrative ethics in Caribbean literature
3. 'Loss was in the order of things': recalling loss, reclaiming place in Native American fiction
4. Refiguring national character: the remains of the British estate novel
5. Appeasing an embittered history: trauma and nationhood in the writings of Achebe and Soyinka
Conclusion: nostalgia and its futures.