Andrew Hicks

Posthumanism in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut

Matter That Complains So

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Produktbeschreibung

Posthumanism in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut: Matter That Complains So draws on New Materialist, Eco-Critical and Systems Theory methodologies to highlight posthumanist themes in six of Vonnegut's most famous novels, challenging the prevailing critical consensus that he was a humanist writer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780367858551
• ISBN-10: 036785855X
• Artikelnr.: 59844031

Autorenporträt

Andrew John Hicks completed his undergraduate degree at Royal Holloway University of London, his MA at the University of Exeter, and his PhD at the University of Bristol, UK. His work focuses on American and Postmodern Literature and Posthumanist Critical Theory. He currently resides in Exeter, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Section One: Comic Material
Chapter One: Cat's Cradle: The Life and Times of Ice-nine
Chapter Two: Breakfast of Champions: Rebirth Suspended
Section Two: Environment and Evolution
Chapter Three: Mother Night: A Nation of Two
Chapter Four: Galapagos: Writing on Air
Section Three: Space and Time
Chapter Five: The Sirens of Titan: Matter That Complains So
Chapter Six: Slaughterhouse-Five: "Poo-tee-weet?"
Conclusion