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04819aam a2200517 i 4500 001 51BBB3DC3A6E11E5A08F40DADAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150804010056 008 140730s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014021584 020 $a 1628923318 (hardback) 020 $a 9781628923315 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)885026384 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d NDD $d NLGGC $d CDX $d UV0 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PS374.E9 $b D85 2015 082 00 $a 813.009/384 $2 23 084 $a LIT006000 $a LIT000000 $a LIT006000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Dulk, Allard den, $d 1978- $e author. 245 10 $a Existentialist engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer : $b a philosophical analysis of contemporary American literature / $c Allard den Dulk. 264 1 $a New York : $b Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsberry Publishing, Inc, $c 2015. 300 $a xii, 301 pages : $b illustration ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "The novels of David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer are increasingly regarded as representing a new trend, an 'aesthetic sea change' in contemporary American fiction. 'Post-postmodernism' and 'New Sincerity' are just two of the labels that have been attached to this trend. But what do these labels mean? What characterizes and connects these novels? Dulk shows that the connection between these works lies in their shared philosophical dimension. On the one hand, they portray excessive self-reflection and endless irony as the two main problems of contemporary Western life. On the other hand, the novels embody an attempt to overcome these problems: sincerity, reality-commitment and community are portrayed as the virtues needed to achieve a meaningful life. This shared philosophical dimension is analyzed by viewing the novels in light of the existentialist philosophies of Soren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Albert Camus"-- Provided by publisher. 520 $a "A philosophical analysis of existentialist themes in the fiction of Wallace, Eggers and Foer"-- Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-287) and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: -- List of Abbreviations AcknowledgmentsForeword Introduction 1. Aims and Method 2. An 'Aesthetic Sea-Change' in American Literature 3. Outline of Primary Literary Works 4. Heuristic Perspectives 5. Outline of the Study PART I PROBLEMS Chapter 1 -- Hyperreflexivity Introduction 1. Factors of Heightened Contemporary Reflexivity 2. Sartre's View of Consciousness and Self-Reflection 3. The Alienation of Self-Reflection Conclusion Chapter 2 -- Endless Irony Introduction 1. Irony as an Attitude towards Existence 2. Irony as Negative Independence3. Endless 'Aesthetic' Irony 4. Meta-Irony Conclusion PROBLEMATIC FICTIONChapter 3 -- Postmodernist Metafiction: John Barth Introduction 1. Metafiction 2. Deconstruction and Metafiction Conclusion Chapter 4 505 8 $a Postmodernist Minimalism: Bret Easton Ellis Introduction 1. General Comparison 2. Four Aspects of the Escalation of Ironic-Aesthetic Existence 3. A Continuation of Reflexive Irony Conclusion PART II ENGAGED FICTIONChapter 5 -- Wittgenstein and Wallace: The Meaning of Fiction Introduction 1. Wittgenstein: The Temptation of Essences 2. Wittgenstein: The Irrelevance of Essences 3. The Virtues of the Late-Wittgensteinian Language View 4. A Late-Wittgensteinian View of Fiction Conclusion ENGAGEMENTChapter 6 -- Sincerity Introduction 1. Sincerity vs. Authenticity 2. Sincerity: A Sartrean, Existentialist Ideal 3. Cases of Sincerity: The Fiction of Wallace, Eggers and Foer Conclusion Chapter 7 -- Reality-Commitment Introduction 1. The Realization of Choice: Freedom, Despair, Urgency 2. The Reality of the Self as Gift and Task 3. Reality as Repetition Conclusion Chapter 8 600 10 $a Wallace, David Foster $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a Eggers, Dave $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a Foer, Jonathan Safran, $d 1977- $t Everything is illuminated. 600 14 $a Wallace, David Foster. 600 14 $a Eggers, Dave. 600 14 $a Foer, Jonathan Safran, $d 1977- 650 0 $a American fiction $y 21st century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Existentialism in literature. 650 0 $a Literature $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Postmodernism (Literature) $z United States. 650 0 $a Irony in literature. 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20211202012456.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180111050416.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=51BBB3DC3A6E11E5A08F40DADAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search