The avant-garde and American postmodernity
Subtitle: small incisive shocks
By: Philip Nel.
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Jackson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States; Avant-garde (Aesthetics) -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Art and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Experimental fiction, American -- History and criticism; Modernism (Literature) -- United States
Description: "Suggesting that a modernism and post-modernism division prevents accurate evaluation of a work, Nel realigns our conceptions of twentieth-century literature, art, and music. Focusing on eight figures - Nathanael West, Djuna Barnes, Dr. Seuss, Donald Barthelme, Don DeLillo, Chris Van Allsburg, Laurie Anderson, and Leonard Cohen - as representative, The Avant-Garde and American Postmodernity examines works along a spectrum of political involvement.".

"Unencumbered by excessive jargon but deeply rooted in theories of postmodernity, Nel's work has an accessible style, maintaining a balance between high theory and popular discourse."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index.