The Post-Apocalyptic Novel in the Twenty-First Century [electronic resource] : Modernity beyond Salvage / by Heather J. Hicks.

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Hicks, Heather J [author.]

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Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016Description: IX, 208 p. online resourceContent type:

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9781137545848

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In: Springer eBooksSummary: Many contemporary novelists, such as Atwood, Mitchell, and McCarthy, have flocked to a literary form that was once considered lowbrow: the post-apocalyptic novel. Calling on her broad knowledge of the history of apocalyptic literature, Hicks argues these writers employ conventions of the post-apocalyptic to reengage with key features of modernity.

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Many contemporary novelists, such as Atwood, Mitchell, and McCarthy, have flocked to a literary form that was once considered lowbrow: the post-apocalyptic novel. Calling on her broad knowledge of the history of apocalyptic literature, Hicks argues these writers employ conventions of the post-apocalyptic to reengage with key features of modernity.