The Visionary Moment
Download or Read eBook The Visionary Moment PDF written by Paul Maltby and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Paul Maltby |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 191 |
| Release | : 2012-02-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780791488461 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0791488462 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Visionary Moment by : Paul Maltby
Book excerpt: In The Visionary Moment, Paul Maltby draws on postmodern theory to examine the metaphysics and ideology of the visionary moment, or "epiphany," in twentieth-century American fiction. Engaging critically with the works of Don DeLillo, Jack Kerouac, Saul Bellow, Flannery O'Connor, Alice Walker, and William Faulkner, Maltby explains how the literary convention of the visionary moment promotes the myth that there is a superior level of knowledge that can redeem or regenerate the individual. He contends that this common-sense assumption is a paradigm that needs to be confronted and critiqued.
