Diehl Heath A. - Addiction Representation And The Experimental Novel 1985 2015 - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Since the nineteenth century the Western realistic novel has persistently represented the addict as a morally toxic force bent on destroying the institutions practices and ideologies that historically have connoted reason order civilization. Addiction Representation undertakes an investigation into an alternative literary tradition that unsettles this limited portrayal of the addict. The book analyzes the practices and politics of reading the experimental addiction novel and outlines both a practice and an ethics of reading that advocates for a more compassionate response to both diegetic and extra - diegetic addicts an approach that at its core is focused on understanding.
Title: Addiction Representation And The Experimental Novel 1985 2015
Author(s): Diehl Heath A.
Publisher: Anthem Press
Barcode: 9781785276132
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 12/15/2020
Category: Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers