After the fall : American literature since 9/11 /

Gray, Richard, 1944-

After the fall : American literature since 9/11 / American literature since 9/11 Richard Gray. - Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2011. - 1 online resource (x, 224 pages .). - Blackwell manifestos . - Blackwell manifestos. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210) and index.

Front Matter -- After the Fall -- Imagining Disaster -- Imagining Crisis -- Imagining the Transnational -- Imagining the Crisis in Drama and Poetry -- Works Cited -- Index.

After the Fall presents a timely and provocative examination of the impact and implications of 9/11 and the war on terror on American culture and literature. Presents the first detailed interrogation of U.S. writing in a time of crisis Develops a timely and provocative argument about literature and trauma Relates U.S. writing since 9/11 to crucial social and historical changes in the U.S. and elsewhere Places U.S. writing in the context of the transformed position of the U.S. in a world characterized by political, economic, and military crisis; transn.

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10.1002/9781444395860 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com


September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001)


2000-2099


American literature--History and criticism.--21st century
Nationalism in literature.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Nationalism in literature.


Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

PS231.S47 / G73 2011

810.9/006