1st Edition
Metafiction The Theory and Practice of Self-Conscious Fiction
By Patricia Waugh
Copyright 1984
186 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
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Metafiction begins by surveying the state of contemporary fiction in Britain and America and explores the complex political, social and economic factors which influence critical judgment of fiction. The author shows how, as the novel has been eclipsed by the mass media, novelists have sought to retain and regain a wide readership by drawing on the themes and preoccupations of these forms. Making... Read more
General editor's preface. Acknowledgements. 1. What is metafiction and why are they saying such awful things about it? 2. Literary self-consciousness: developments 3. Literary evolution: the place of parody 4. Are novelists liars? The ontological status of literary-fictional discourse 5. Fictionality and context: from role-playing to language games Notes. Bibliography. Further reading.
Biography
Patricia Waugh
