Postmodernism Literature Books

New and Published Books

1. Cartographic Strategies of Postmodernity

   The Figure of the Map in Contemporary Theory and Fiction

   By Peta Mitchell

   Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature

   The last fifty years have witnessed the growing pervasiveness of the figure of the map in critical, theoretical, and fictional discourse. References to mapping and cartography are endemic in poststructuralist theory, and, similarly, geographically and culturally diverse authors of twentieth-century...

   Published February 9th 2012 by Routledge
2. Exploring Magic Realism in Salman Rushdie’s Fiction

   By Ursula Kluwick

   Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature

   Kluwick breaks new ground in this book, moving away from Rushdie studies that focus on his status as postcolonial or postmodern, and instead considering the significance of magic realism in his fiction. Rushdie’s magic realism, in fact, lies at the heart of his engagement with the post/colonial....

   Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge
3. Pynchon and the Political

   By Samuel Thomas

   Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors

   Thomas Pynchon's writing has been widely regarded as an exemplary form of postmodern fiction. It is characterized as genre-defying and enigmatic, as a series of complex and esoteric language games. This study attempts to demonstrate, however, that an oblique yet compelling sense of the "political"...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
4. Contemporary Literature: The Basics

   By Suman Gupta

   Series: The Basics

   ‘Contemporary Literature’ is among the most popular areas of literary study but it can be a difficult one to define. This book equips readers with the necessary tools to take an analytical and systematic approach to contemporary texts. The author provides answers to some of the critical questions...

   Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge
5. Reading the Cantos (Routledge Revivals)

   A Study of Meaning in Ezra Pound

   By Noel Stock

   First published in 1967, this is a study which tackles the central problem of meaning, within Ezra Pound's The Cantos. It deals with the question of important critical issues, as well as of interpretation and understanding. Students of modern poetry will derive great benefit...

   Published July 13th 2011 by Routledge
6. The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism

   3rd Edition

   Edited by Stuart Sim

   Series: Routledge Companions

   This fully revised third edition of The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism provides the ideal introduction to postmodernist thought. Featuring contributions from a cast of international scholars, the Companion contains 19 detailed essays on major themes and topics along with an A-Z of key terms...

   Published June 26th 2011 by Routledge
7. The Life of Ezra Pound

   By Noel Stock

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1970, this is a detailed and balanced biography of one of the most controversial literary figures of the twentieth century. Ezra Pound, an American who left home for Venice and London at the age of twenty-three, was a leading member of ‘the modern movement’, a friend and helper...

   Published May 30th 2011 by Routledge
8. History in the Discursive Condition

   Reconsidering the Tools of Thought

   By Elizabeth Ermarth

   In this bold new book, Elizabeth Deeds Ermarth traces the broadly established challenges to modernity that now confront historians and citizens of Western societies generally. She puts forward a clear definition of both The Modern Condition and of The Discursive Condition that challenges it,...

   Published March 23rd 2011 by Routledge
9. Paul Auster's Postmodernity

   By Brendan Martin

   Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors

   This book focuses upon the literary and autobiographical writings of American novelist Paul Auster, investigating his literary postmodernity in relation to a full range of his writings. Martin addresses Auster’s evocation of a range of postmodern notions, such as the duplicitous art of...

   Published December 12th 2010 by Routledge
10. Literature after 9/11

    Edited by Ann Keniston, Jeanne Follansbee Quinn

    Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature

    Drawing on trauma theory, genre theory, political theory, and theories of postmodernity, space, and temporality, Literature After 9/11 suggests ways that these often distinct discourses can be recombined and set into dialogue with one another as it explores 9/11’s effects on literature and...

    Published June 6th 2010 by Routledge