J.M. Coetzee :
Attwell, David.
J.M. Coetzee : South Africa and the politics of writing / David Attwell. - Berkeley : University of California Press, �1993. - 1 online resource (ix, 147 pages) - Perspectives on Southern Africa ; 48 . - Perspectives on Southern Africa ; 48. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-144) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Contexts: Literary, historical, intellectual -- "The labyrinth of my history": Dusklands and the heart of the country -- Reading the signs of history: Waiting for the barbarians -- Writing in "the cauldrons of history": Life and times of Michael K and Foe -- Conclusion: Age of iron -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.
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David Attwell defends the literary and political integrity of the South African novelist J.M. Coetzee, arguing that he has absorbed the textual turn of postmodern culture while still addressing his nation's ethical crisis. As a form of "situational metafiction," Coetzee's novels are shown to reconstruct and critique some of the key discourses in the history of colonialism and apartheid from the eighteenth century to the present. While self-conscious about fiction-making, Coetzee's work takes seriously the condition of the society in which it is produced. Attwell begins by describing the intellectual and political contexts of Coetzee's fiction. He proceeds with a developmental analysis of the corpus of six novels, drawing on Coetzee's other writings in stylistics, literary criticism, translation, political journalism, and popular culture. Attwell's elegantly written analysis deals both with Coetzee's subversion of the dominant culture around him and with his ability to grasp the complexities of giving voice to the anguish of South Africa.
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English.
9780520912519 0520912519 0585224234 9780585224237 0520078101 9780520078109 0520078128 9780520078123 0864862474 9780864862471
Coetzee, J. M., 1940- --Criticism and interpretation.
Coetzee, J. M., 1940-
Coetzee, J. M., 1940-
Coetzee, J. M. 1940-
Coetzee, John Maxwell, (1940- ...) --Critique et interpr�etation.
Coetzee, John M.
1900-1999
Politics and literature--History--South Africa--20th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature.
Politics and literature.
Roman.
Politiek bewustzijn.
English Literature.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
Politique et litt�erature--Afrique du Sud--20e si�ecle.
Roman.
South Africa--In literature.
South Africa--History--1961-1994.
South Africa.
Afrique du Sud--Dans la litt�erature.
English fiction South Africa
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR9369.3.C58 / Z635 1993eb
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J.M. Coetzee : South Africa and the politics of writing / David Attwell. - Berkeley : University of California Press, �1993. - 1 online resource (ix, 147 pages) - Perspectives on Southern Africa ; 48 . - Perspectives on Southern Africa ; 48. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-144) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Contexts: Literary, historical, intellectual -- "The labyrinth of my history": Dusklands and the heart of the country -- Reading the signs of history: Waiting for the barbarians -- Writing in "the cauldrons of history": Life and times of Michael K and Foe -- Conclusion: Age of iron -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.
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David Attwell defends the literary and political integrity of the South African novelist J.M. Coetzee, arguing that he has absorbed the textual turn of postmodern culture while still addressing his nation's ethical crisis. As a form of "situational metafiction," Coetzee's novels are shown to reconstruct and critique some of the key discourses in the history of colonialism and apartheid from the eighteenth century to the present. While self-conscious about fiction-making, Coetzee's work takes seriously the condition of the society in which it is produced. Attwell begins by describing the intellectual and political contexts of Coetzee's fiction. He proceeds with a developmental analysis of the corpus of six novels, drawing on Coetzee's other writings in stylistics, literary criticism, translation, political journalism, and popular culture. Attwell's elegantly written analysis deals both with Coetzee's subversion of the dominant culture around him and with his ability to grasp the complexities of giving voice to the anguish of South Africa.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9780520912519 0520912519 0585224234 9780585224237 0520078101 9780520078109 0520078128 9780520078123 0864862474 9780864862471
Coetzee, J. M., 1940- --Criticism and interpretation.
Coetzee, J. M., 1940-
Coetzee, J. M., 1940-
Coetzee, J. M. 1940-
Coetzee, John Maxwell, (1940- ...) --Critique et interpr�etation.
Coetzee, John M.
1900-1999
Politics and literature--History--South Africa--20th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature.
Politics and literature.
Roman.
Politiek bewustzijn.
English Literature.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
Politique et litt�erature--Afrique du Sud--20e si�ecle.
Roman.
South Africa--In literature.
South Africa--History--1961-1994.
South Africa.
Afrique du Sud--Dans la litt�erature.
English fiction South Africa
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR9369.3.C58 / Z635 1993eb
823