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The Hypercontemporary Novel in Portugal
- Fictional Aesthetics and Memory after Postmodernism
Engelsk Hardback
The Hypercontemporary Novel in Portugal
- Fictional Aesthetics and Memory after Postmodernism
Engelsk Hardback

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The first volume of critical essays on the contemporary Portuguese novel in English, this book theorizes the concept of the ‘hypercontemporary’ as a way of reading the novel after its postmodern period.

This inquiry into the notion of the hypercontemporary in its literary and cultural articulations analyzes a varied group of works representative of the most vibrant novels published in Portugal since 2000. The editors’ introductory chapter theorizes the concept of the hypercontemporary as one way of looking at the novel after its postmodern period – especially in its relation to questions of violence, memory and performativity.

These essays show how the Portuguese novel has evolved in the past 25 years, and how, in their diversity, most of these novels exhibit several common traits, including new topics and writing strategies – sometimes developing further entropic lines characteristic of many Postmodern narratives – and themes of violence, rapid transformation, and the many threats to a contemporary world that seems mass-produced due to greater technological advances. Readings also discuss the use of innovative graphic forms available from current print technologies and global networks.

The Hypercontemporary Novel in Portugal provides a necessary understanding of the current literary landscape of Portugal and, in the process, the aesthetics of hyperrealism or post-postmodernism.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
192
ISBN-13:
9798765100318
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
876510031X
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
8 feb 2024
Længde:
17mm
Bredde:
236mm
Højde:
159mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Oplagsdato:
8 feb 2024
Forfatter(e):
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