American Literature and the Long Downturn
Author | : Dan Sinykin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198852704 |
ISBN-10 | : 0198852703 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis American Literature and the Long Downturn by : Dan Sinykin
Download or read book American Literature and the Long Downturn written by Dan Sinykin and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume studies how the economic crisis of the 1970s and the rise of neoliberalism established the conditions for a contemporary American literary form: the neoliberal apocalypse. It reveals how contemporary American cultural and literary narratives have been shaped by the widespread tendency to see our present as apocalyptic.