Postmodern Texts and Emotional Audiences
| Author | : Kimberly Chabot Davis |
| Publisher | : Purdue University Press |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1557534799 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781557534798 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Postmodern Texts and Emotional Audiences by : Kimberly Chabot Davis
Download or read book Postmodern Texts and Emotional Audiences written by Kimberly Chabot Davis and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes contemporary texts that bond together two seemingly antithetical sensibilities: the sentimental and the postmodern. This book presents case studies of audience responses to "The Piano", "Kiss of the Spider Woman", and "Northern Exposure". It argues that sentimental postmodernism deepened leftist political engagement.
