{"product_id":"existentialist-engagement-in-wallace-eggers-and-foer-a-philosophical-analysis-of-contemporary-american-literature-9781501322679","title":"Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer: A Philosophical Analysis of Contemporary American Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Allard Den Dulk\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 literature. '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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Den 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This shared philosophical dimension is analyzed by viewing the novels in light of the existentialist philosophies of S ren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Albert Camus.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083614675095,"sku":"9781501322679","price":4988.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781501322679.webp?v=1767142651","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/existentialist-engagement-in-wallace-eggers-and-foer-a-philosophical-analysis-of-contemporary-american-literature-9781501322679","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}