Affekter i litteraturen

CN

Contemporary novelists and the aesthetics of twenty-first century American life

by Kingston-Reese, Alexandra

fromThe new American canon : the Iowa series in contemporary li…

0 Type: Book

"Contemporary culture is full of anxiety. But what happens when art, which usually purports to soothe us, actually disturbs us? What affective distortions do aesthetic experiences afford us when solace isn't the ultimate ambition? What happens when art fails, or when we fail to …

CL

Contemporary literature and the end of the novel: creature, affect, form

by Vermeulen, Pieter

0 Type: Book

"While rumors of the imminent death of the novel are everywhere, this book shows how some of our most significant twenty-first century writers mobilize the idea of the end of the novel to reimagine the ethics and politics of literature. Writers like J.M. Coetzee, Teju Cole, and …