Title: The avant-garde and American postmodernity
First published: 2002
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.
Subjects: American Experimental fiction, American literature, Art and literature, Avant-garde (Aesthetics), Experimental fiction, American, History, History and criticism, Modernism (Literature), Popular culture, Postmodernism (Literature), American literature, history and criticism, 20th century, Postmodernism (literature), Avant-garde (aesthetics), Experimental fiction, history and criticism, Modernism (literature)
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PS228.P68 N45 2002