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Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer Hardcover - 2014

by Allard Den Dulk


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The novels of David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer are increasingly regarded as representing a new trend, an 'aesthetic sea change' in contemporary American literature. 'Post-postmodernism' and 'New Sincerity' are just two of the labels that have been attached to this trend. But what do these labels mean? What characterizes and connects these novels? Den Dulk shows that the connection between these works lies in their shared philosophical dimension. On the one hand, they portray excessive self-reflection and endless irony as the two main problems of contemporary Western life. On the other hand, the novels embody an attempt to overcome these problems: sincerity, reality-commitment and community are portrayed as the virtues needed to achieve a meaningful life. This shared philosophical dimension is analyzed by viewing the novels in light of the existentialist philosophies of S ren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Albert Camus.

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  • Title Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer
  • Author Allard Den Dulk
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, -
  • Date 2014-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781628923315 / 1628923318
  • Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.75 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.91 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Philosophical
  • Library of Congress subjects Literature - Philosophy, Existentialism in literature
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014021584
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.540

About the author

Allard den Dulk is Lecturer in Philosophy, Literature and Film at Amsterdam University College, The Netherlands.

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Den Dulk shows that the connection between these works lies in their shared philosophical dimension. On the one hand, they portray excessive self-reflection and endless irony as the two main problems of contemporary Western life. On the other hand, the novels embody an attempt to overcome these problems: sincerity, reality-commitment and community are portrayed as the virtues needed to achieve a meaningful life.
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