Stefan Hirt

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The Iron Bars of Freedom: David Foster Wallace and the Postmodern SelfPaperback, 11 March 2008

The Iron Bars of Freedom: David Foster Wallace and the Postmodern Self
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Print Length
166 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Ibidem Press
Date Published
11 Mar 2008
ISBN-10
3898219542
ISBN-13
9783898219549

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David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest" is one of the most ambitious American novels of the last decade. Its huge scope, its immense array of characters, and Wallace's artful mastery of language make it a complex and sometimes difficult text that has frequently been compared with other works of magnitude such as "Ulysses" and "Gravity's Rainbow". This book aims to provide the reader of Wallace's novel with one (of many) possible thread(s) which might lead him through the textual labyrinth of "Infinite Jest". It is concerned with the issues of narcissism, addiction, depression, and despair and interprets the novel within an Existentialist framework drawn from the philosophical works of Jean-Paul Sartre and Søren Kierkegaard. Hirt analyzes Wallace's portrayal of contemporary existence inside a society that, paradoxically, entraps the individual self exactly by exposing it to an unprecedented state of freedom. Furthermore, Hirt discusses the counter-proposals which Wallace weighs against postmodern culture. "Infinite Jest" is thus set in relation to postmodern literature, and the similarities as well as the differences between this literary period and "Infinite Jest" are illuminated.

Product Details

Author:
Stefan Hirt
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
11 March 2008
Dimensions:
21.01 x 14.81 x 0.91 cm
ISBN-10:
3898219542
ISBN-13:
9783898219549
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
166
Publisher:
Weight:
208.65 gm

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