Paul Auster’s postmodern characters: a relativistic/referential dichotomy

Paul Auster is one of the most widely studied postmodern authors and his novels have been extensively used as paradigmatic examples of the fiction of this movement. In the light of the recent theoretical debate about the passing of postmodernism, it seems fundamental to explore the way in which Aust...

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Published in:Cuadernos de Investigación Filológica
Main Author: Jesús Bolaño Quintero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2021-06-01
Subjects:
paul auster
postmodern fiction
american transcendentalism
ludwig wittgenstein
ralph waldo emerson
henry david thoreau
Online Access:https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/cif/article/view/4959
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Summary:Paul Auster is one of the most widely studied postmodern authors and his novels have been extensively used as paradigmatic examples of the fiction of this movement. In the light of the recent theoretical debate about the passing of postmodernism, it seems fundamental to explore the way in which Auster conceives the nature of this paradigm, the problems it arises and their possible solutions. The aim of this article is to analyse two recurring types of characters from the Austerian universe that represent two great sources of influence on the novelist: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy and the ideas from American transcendentalism.
ISSN:0211-0547
1699-292X

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