After the Fall presents a timely and provocative examination of the impact and implications of 9/11 and the war on terror on American culture and literature. Presents the first detailed interrogation of U.S. writing in a time of crisis Develops a timely and provocative arguement about literature and trauma Relates U.S. writing since 9/11 to crucial social and historical changes in the U.S. and elsewhere Places U.S. writing in the context of the transformed position of the U.S. in a world characterized by political, economic, and military crisis; transnational drift; the resurgence of religious fundamentalism; and the apparent triumph of global capitalism INDICE: Acknowledgements. 1 After the Fall. 2 Imagining Disaster. 3 Imagining Crisis. 4 Imagining the Transnational. 5 Imagining the Crisis in Drama andPoetry. Works Cited. Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-65792-8
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 15/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés