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States of Exception in the Contemporary Novel : Martel, Eugenides, Coetzee, Sebald.
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| 著者・編者 | De Boever, Arne, |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | (Bloomsbury Academic, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2014 |
| ページ数 | 176 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜L25-47645＞ |
解説
In the aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks, the political situation in both the United States and abroad has often been described as a "state of exception": an emergency situation in which the normal rule of law is suspended. In such a situation, the need for good decisions is felt ever more strongly. This book investigates the aesthetics, ethics, and politics of various decisions represented in novels published around 9/11: Martel's Life of Pi, Eugenides' Middlesex, Coetzee's Disgrace, and Sebald's Austerlitz.
De Boever's readings of the novels revolve around what he calls the 'aesthetic decision.' Which aesthetics do the characters and narrators in the novels adopt in a situation of crisis? How do these aesthetic decisions relate to the ethical and political decisions represented in the novels? What can they reveal about real-life ethical and political decisions? This book uncovers the politics of allegory, autobiography, focalization, and montage in today's planetary state of exception.