Routledge Introduction to American Postmodernism

<p><em>The Routledge Introduction to American Postmodernism</em> offers readers a fresh, insightful overview to all genres of postmodern writing. Drawing on a variety of works from not only mainstream authors but also those that are arguably unconventional, renowned scholar Linda Wagner-Martin gives the reader a solid framework and foundation to reading, understanding, and appreciating postmodern literature since its inception through the present day.</p> <p>Acknowledgments</p><p>1 The Origins of the American Postmodern, Barth, Gass, Barthelme</p><p>2 The Books that Shaped Directions, Coover, Pynchon, DeLillo, Wallace</p><p>3 Other Dominant Authors</p><p>4 Postmodernism in Generations</p><p>5 Later Generations—Morrison, Doctorow, Kingston and Chabon</p><p>6 The Fusion of Genres in Twenty-First Century Literature</p><p>7 "9/11" as Insistent Game-Changer</p><p>8 Postmodern Writers in the Twenty-First Century</p><p>Bibliography</p><p>Index</p>