Coyle, J.G. (2007) Don DeLillo, aesthetic transcendence and the Kitsch of death. European Journal of American Culture, 26(1), pp. 27-39. (doi: 10.1386/ejac.26.1.27_1)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ejac.26.1.27_1
Abstract
Rather than revelling in postmodern depthlessness DeLillo's fiction pursues a Modernist fascination with aesthetic transcendence, which is usually invested in invocations of the visual arts. The novel is then proposed as a form of resistance to media saturation and death as spectacle.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Coyle, Dr John |
Authors: | Coyle, J.G. |
Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PS American literature |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Literature |
Journal Name: | European Journal of American Culture |
ISSN: | 1466-0407 |
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