This book demonstrates how Fredric Jameson’s understanding of the novel form has heavily influenced his work as a critical theorist. The book investigates Jameson’s predominant literary interests in chapters focusing on realism, modernism, postmodernism and genre fiction.
Jarrad Cogle completed his PhD at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has published essays on critical theory and contemporary cinema. He is also the co-editor of Portable Prose: The Novel and the Everyday (2018).
1. Chapter 1: Historical Contradictions: The Career, Critical Reception, and Reading Practice of Fredric Jameson. - 2.Chapter 2: Jameson and Nineteenth-Century Realism: Generic Boundaries, Historical Transformation, and Affect Theory.- 3. Chapter 3: Jameson and the High Modernist Novel: Absence, Imperialism, and Metacommentaries.- 4. Chapter 4: Jameson and Post-War Literature: Postmodernism, Utopia, and the Collective. - 5. Chapter 5: Conclusion - Jameson, the Novel, and Contemporary Reading Practices.
