Designs of Darkness in Contemporary American Fiction

by Adam D. Weinberg and Arthur M. Saltzman

In Designs of Darkness, Arthur M. Saltzman examines some of the ways in which fiction has traditionally conspired to promote a goal-oriented vision of the work of art--and explores the ways in which postmodern (or postrealist) fiction consistently and unavoidably subverts the clarity of this vision. Offering readings of works by well-known authors, including Barthelme, Doctorow, DeLillo, and Hakes, as well as works by lesser-known writers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812230515
• ISBN13: 9780812230512
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"