The Cambridge History of Postmodern Literature

"The Cambridge History of Postmodern Literature offers a comprehensive survey of the field, from its emergence in the mid-twentieth century to the present day. It offers an unparalleled examination of all facets of postmodern writing that helps readers to understand how fiction and poetry, literary criticism, feminist theory, mass media, and the visual and fine arts have characterized the historical development of postmodernism. Covering subjects from the Cold War and countercultures to the Latin American Boom and magic realism, this History traces the genealogy of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in current scholarship. It also presents new critical approaches to postmodern literature that will serve the needs of students and specialists alike. Written by a host of leading scholars, this History will not only engage readers in contemporary debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come."--Publisher's description 01.0_pp_i_ii_The_Cambridge_History_of_Postmodern_Literature 1 02.0_pp_iii_iii_The_Cambridge_History_of_Postmodern_Literature 5 03.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page 9 04.0_pp_v_vii_Contents 13 05.0_pp_viii_xiv_Contributors 16 06.0_pp_1_14_General_introduction 23 07.0_pp_15_82_Postmodernism_before_postmodernity 37 07.2_pp_25_38_Postmodernism_and_its_precursors 47 07.3_pp_39_51_After_the_Holocaust 61 07.4_pp_52_66_Empires_ebb 74 07.5_pp_67_82_Cold_War_culture_at_the_mid-century 89 08.0_pp_83_172_The_long_sixties_19541975 105 08.2_pp_95_111_Mass_mediation 117 08.3_pp_112_126_Countercultures 134 08.4_pp_127_142_New_novels_from_the_1950s_to_1970 149 08.5_pp_143_158_The_Latin_American_boom_and_the_invention_of_magic_realism 165 08.6_pp_159_172_Rise_of_theory 181 09.0_pp_173_396_The_major_phase_peak_postmodernism_19731991 195 09.2_pp_185_198_The_architectural_paradigm 207 09.3_pp_199_213_The_dematerialization_of_the_art_object_a_conversation 221 09.4_pp_214_229_The_New_Hollywood_cinema_and_after 236 09.5_pp_230_246_Second-wave_feminism_and_after 252 09.6_pp_247_261_Gay_and_lesbian_subcultures_from_Stonewall_to_Angels_in_America 269 09.7_pp_262_277_The_post_in_postcolonial 284 09.8_pp_278_292_Celtic_postmodernism_Scotland_and_the_breakup_of_Britain 300 09.9_pp_293_307_Historiographic_metafiction 315 09.10_pp_308_323_High_and_low_or_Avant-Pop 330 09.11_pp_324_338_The_Oulipo_language_poetry_and_proceduralism 346 09.12_pp_339_352_From_punk_rock_to_the_politics_of_pop 361 09.13_pp_353_368_The_cyberworld_is_not_flat_cyberpunk_and_globalization 375 09.14_pp_369_382_The_art_market_and_the_revival_of_painting_in_the_1990s 391 09.15_pp_383_396_Hip-hop_is_not_postmodern 405 10.0_pp_397_514_Interregnum_19892001 419 10.2_pp_405_418_Postmodern_Japan_and_global_visual_culture 427 10.3_pp_419_433_Digital_culture_and_posthumanism 441 10.4_pp_434_449_Culture_wars_at_the_turn_of_the_millennium 456 10.5_pp_450_464_Second-generation_postmoderns 472 10.6_pp_465_479_Postmodern_China 487 10.7_pp_480_496_Postmodernism_cosmodernism_planetarism 502 10.8_pp_497_514_Epilogue_2001_2008_and_after 519 11.0_pp_515_540_Index 537 The Cambridge History of Postmodern Literature offers a comprehensive survey of the field, from its emergence in the mid-twentieth century to the present day. It offers an unparalleled examination of all facets of postmodern writing that helps readers to understand how fiction and poetry, literary criticism, feminist theory, mass media, and the visual and fine arts have characterized the historical development of postmodernism. Covering subjects from the Cold War and countercultures to the Latin American Boom and magic realism, this History traces the genealogy of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in current scholarship. It also presents new critical approaches to postmodern literature that will serve the needs of students and specialists alike. Written by a host of leading scholars, this History will not only engage readers in contemporary debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come. -- Provided by publisher