John Barth (Routledge Revivals)
Author:   Heide Ziegler
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138829916


Pages:   96
Publication Date:   24 October 2014
Format:   Hardback
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John Barth (Routledge Revivals)


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John Barth represents most completely what has been termed postmodernism, not because his work comprises more postmodernist features than other contemporary writers but because, for Barth, ""life"" and ""art"" are two sides of the same coin. In this brief study, first published in 1987, Heide Ziegler examines all Barth’s novels. She argues that each pair of novels first ""exhausts"" and then ""replenishes"" those literary genres that hinge on a particular world view: the existentialist novel, the Bildungsroman, the Kunstlerroman, or the realistic novel. Through the division of labour between character and author Barth manages to develop a new mode of literary parody which projects itself beyond the mocked literary model and even self-parody into the realm of future fiction. This book is ideal for students of literature and postmodern studies.

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Author:   Heide Ziegler
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781138829916


ISBN 10:   1138829919
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   24 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; A note on the texts; 1. Introduction: The sense of an ending 2. The supra-existentialist novel: The Floating Opera and The End of the Road 3. The supra-Bildungsroman: The Sot-Weed Factor and Giles Goat-Boy 4. The supra-Kunstlerroman: Lost in the Funhouse and Chimera 5. The supra-realistic novel: LETTERS and Sabbatical 6. Conclusion: The sense of a beginning; Notes; Bibliography

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