Postmodern Fiction: A Bio-Bibliographical GuideLarry McCaffery The scope of the work is broad, with European and Latin American influences well represented. Recommended for collections that emphasize fiction of the past two decades. Library Journal |
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Page 108
... physical presentation of the text in a book . The relevant convention is twofold . First of all there is a long list of standard practices , all aimed at making the medium a transparent path to the text : the book is a physical object ...
... physical presentation of the text in a book . The relevant convention is twofold . First of all there is a long list of standard practices , all aimed at making the medium a transparent path to the text : the book is a physical object ...
Page 207
... physical immaturity , " a statement that leads to the conclusion that America has always shown itself physically and psychically powerless , and still shows itself so .... A mild and passionless disposition , want of spirit , and a ...
... physical immaturity , " a statement that leads to the conclusion that America has always shown itself physically and psychically powerless , and still shows itself so .... A mild and passionless disposition , want of spirit , and a ...
Page 265
... physical objects in general , whose presence gives way in Camera Lucida to the imprint , on camera or eye , of the light rays the object configure . Because light takes time to travel , what is imprinted is always a past state of the ...
... physical objects in general , whose presence gives way in Camera Lucida to the imprint , on camera or eye , of the light rays the object configure . Because light takes time to travel , what is imprinted is always a past state of the ...
Contents
Paradoxes of Postmodern Writing | 5 |
The Extremities of Realism | 39 |
Postmodern Journalism | 51 |
Copyright | |
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