Andrew McCann

Christos Tsiolkas and the Fiction of Critique

Politics, Obscenity, Celebrity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first theoretically informed study of Tsiolkas's work. It follows the arc of his controversial career, and explores the tensions between political radicality, transgressive sexuality and his more recent commercial success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 419g
• ISBN-13: 9781783084036
• ISBN-10: 1783084030
• Artikelnr.: 43118946

Autorenporträt

Andrew McCann is a professor in the Department of English at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Pasolini's Ashes
1. The Down-Curve of Capital: 'Loaded'
2. Inside the Machine: From 'Loaded' to 'The Jesus Man'
3. The Pornographic Logic of Global Capitalism: 'Dead Europe'
4. In the Suburbs of World Literature: From 'Dead Europe' to 'The Slap'
5. The Politics of the Bestseller: 'The Slap' and 'Barracuda'
Conclusion: Aesthetic Autonomy and the Politics of Fiction
Notes
Bibliography
Index