Ethics and desire in the wake of postmodernism : contemporary satire /: contemporary satire. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Graham Matthews.
• Authors: Matthews, Graham, 1984-
• Contents: Introduction \ 1. "You Do an Awfully GoodImpression of Yourself" - Fear and Uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park\ 2. Nihilism and the Sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club \ 3. Violence andthe Multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People \ 4. "Evil is to Morality asMagnolia is to Paint" Ethics and Aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: An Imitation\ 5. Sex Tourism and the Politics of Enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform\ 6. Feminism, Satire and Critique in the Work of Tama Janowitz \ Bibliography\ Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: 809.39357; Fiction -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc; Satire; Ethics in literature; Desire in literature; Postmodernism (Literature)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441127518; 1441127518
• Related ISBNs: 9781472526373
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