Reading American Novels and Multicultural Aesthetics: Romancing the Postmodern Novel

Caton, L.

Using romantic theories, Caton analyzes America's contemporary novel. Organized through the two sections of "Theory" and "Practice," Reading American Novels and Multicultural Aesthetics begins with a study of aesthetic form only to have it reveal the content of politics and history. This presentation immediately offers a unified platform for an interchange between multiple cultural and aesthetic positions. Romantic theory provides for an integrated examination of diversity, one that metaphorically fosters a solid, inclusive, and democratic legitimacy for intercultural communication. This politically astute cosmopolitan appreciation will generate an intriguing "cross-over" audience: from ethnic studies to American studies and from literary studies to romantic studies, this book will interest a range of readers.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-12-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403984869

DOI: 10.1057/9780230610286

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 265