An examination of the shape of a story in metafictional postmodernist literature

• Autorzy: Dumais C. A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Postmodernism is a general term used to describe the changes, developments and tendencies taking place in literature, art, music, architecture and philosophy. One of the more prevalent characteristics of postmodernist literature is metafiction, a literary device used to explore the relationship between fiction and reality by making the reader aware that they are, in fact, reading fiction. The emergence of metafiction in postmodernist literature changes the foundation of the story and thus jeopardizes its shape, especially when considering that metafiction is not about the story, but the author. This article will examine the basic shape of the story both in traditional and metafictional perspectives using Hunter S. Thompson's, Kurt Vonnegut's, and Stephen King's The Dark Tower books.

Słowa kluczowe

PL

postmodernizm; literatura

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Systems : journal of transdisciplinary systems science
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: Vol. 11, nr 2
• Strony: 57--66
• Opis fizyczny: bibliogr. 10 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Dumais C. A.

• A graduate of the University of South Florida in English (Creative Writing), currently (2006) teaches English at the Wroclaw University of Technology

Bibliografia

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