Martin Amis: Postmodernism and Beyond

254 Pages·2006·1.15 MB·English

by  Gavin Keulks

Martin Amis
Postmodernism and Beyond
Edited by
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Introduction 1 nn
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Gavin Keulks, Western Oregon University (USA) eC
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Reflectiveness, Mirror Narcissism, and Doubles 22 ote
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Masculinity: Money andLondon Fields 71 ec
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in The Information 117
Catherine Bernard, University of Paris 7, Denis Diderot
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9 Mimesis and Informatics in The Information 137
Richard Menke, University of Georgia (USA)
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10 W(h)ither Postmodernism: Late Amis 158
Gavin Keulks, Western Oregon University (USA)
11 J.G. Ballard’s “Inner Space” and the Early Fiction of
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