The Move Beyond Form [electronic resource] : Creative Undoing in Literature and the Arts since 1960 /
Hughes, M.author.
Fictional narratives of the late twentieth century often cross boundaries. This study argues that the undoing of structure in postmodern art form demands a different way of thinking and represents a commentary on the material and social conditions of the late twentieth century and beyond.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Tale of Competing Critical Narratives; 1 The Move beyond Form in Context; 2 Transforming Space over Time: The Visual Arts; 3 Musical Interplay: Tan Dun's The Map and Other Examples; 4 Refusing Self-Containment: Coetzee's Diary of a Bad Year; 5 Dissolving Boundaries, Exposing Webs; 6 Echoing Spaces beyond the Boundaries; 7 Hybrid Zones in the Mirror Arcade; 8 Traversing Medial Spaces beyond the Ending; 9 Remaking; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fictional narratives of the late twentieth century often cross boundaries. This study argues that the undoing of structure in postmodern art form demands a different way of thinking and represents a commentary on the material and social conditions of the late twentieth century and beyond.
Arts.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Fine arts.
Philosophy.
Aesthetics.
Arts.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Fine Arts.
Philosophy, general.
Aesthetics.