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Outside, America

Outside, America

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The idea of the "outside" as a space of freedom has always been central in the literature of the United States. This concept still remains active in contemporary American fiction; however, its function is being significantly changed. Outside, America argues that, among contemporary American novelists, a shift of focus to the temporal dimension is taking place. No longer a spatial movement, the quest for the outside now seeks to reach the idea of time as a force of difference, a la Deleuze, by which the current subjectivity is transformed. In other words, the concept is taking a "temporal turn."  
Discussing eight novelists, including Don DeLillo, Richard Powers, Paul Theroux, and Annie Proulx, each of whose works describe forces of given identities-masculine identity, historical temporality, and power, etc.-which block quests for the outside, Fujii shows how the outside in these texts ceases to be a spatial idea. With due attention to critical and social contexts, the book aims to reveal a profound shift in contemporary American fiction.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2013-06-20
Publication Date:
2013-06-20
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1441161872
ISBN13:
9781441161871
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
392 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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