Paul Auster and the Influence of Maurice Blanchot
Awards:   Winner of Javier Coy Research Award—Spanish Association for American Studies 2017 (United States)
Author:   María Laura Arce
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   176
Publication Date:   11 April 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Paul Auster and the Influence of Maurice Blanchot


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  • Winner of Javier Coy Research Award—Spanish Association for American Studies 2017 (United States)

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Poet, writer and filmmaker Paul Auster is one of the great contributors to American postmodern literature. Influenced by authors like Poe and the hardboiled detective stories of the 1950s, Auster's novels represented a new genre of ""anti-detective fiction,"" in which the case itself loses direction and is overshadowed by existential questions. Analyzing three of his novels--Ghosts (1986), The Music of Chance (1990) and Mr. Vertigo (1994)--this critical study explores the intertextual relationship between Auster's work and the oeuvre of French writer and critic Maurice Blanchot. The author explores Auster's work as a fictionalization of Blanchot's concept of inspiration and the construction of imaginary space.

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Author:   María Laura Arce
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9781476663616


ISBN 10:   1476663610
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   11 April 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1. Paul Auster and Maurice Blanchot: An Intertextual Relation 2. The Gaze of Orpheus: A Theory of Inspiration 3. Ghosts: The Writing Inspiration of the Other 4. The Music of Chance: Inspiration for the Construction of a New Universe 5. Mr. Vertigo: The Inspiration of the Created Object Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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María Laura Arce teaches English and North American literature at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. She is the author of numerous academic articles on Paul Auster’s fiction.

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