Literature, Life, and Modernity

by Richard T. Eldridge

Richard Eldridge explores the ability of dense and formally interesting literature to respond to the complexities of modern life. Beyond simple entertainment, difficult modern works cultivate reflective depth and help their readers order and interpret their lives as subjects in relation to complex economies and technological systems. By imagining themselves in the role of the protagonist or the authorial persona, readers become immersed in structures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231144547
• ISBN13: 9780231144544
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher