After the Fall: American Literature Since 9/11

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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 arguement 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; transnational drift; the resurgence of religious fundamentalism; and the apparent triumph of global capitalism Content: Chapter 1 After the Fall (pages 1–19): Chapter 2 Imagining Disaster (pages 21–50): Chapter 3 Imagining Crisis (pages 51–83): Chapter 4 Imagining the Transnational (pages 85–143): Chapter 5 Imagining the Crisis in Drama and Poetry (pages 145–192):