Fiction: The 1960s to the Present

IF 0.1 0 LITERATURE, AMERICAN

American Literary Scholarship Pub Date : 2018-10-04 DOI:10.1215/00659142-1965595

Jerome Klinkowitz

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Abstract

It is a truism but true nevertheless that the contemporary period in literary history is constantly redefining itself. When great historical markers and changes in the forms and content of fiction correspond, the definitions come naturally. In the 20th century two world wars, the Great Depression, and a sociological transformation involving personal freedoms and civil rights enabled critics to align developing aesthetics with larger cultural trends. But the 21st century has presented no clear distinction other than the terror attacks of 11 September 2001, the aesthetic implications of which remain open to debate. As a result, there is no consensus regarding the essence of our current age other than an acknowledgment that contemporary fiction is by nature a literature in flux.

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小说:20世纪60年代至今

文学史上的当代正在不断地重新定义自己，这是一个不言而喻的事实。当伟大的历史标记与小说形式和内容的变化相一致时，定义就自然而然地产生了。在20世纪的两次世界大战、大萧条以及涉及个人自由和公民权利的社会学变革中，评论家们将发展中的美学与更大的文化趋势联系起来。但是，除了2001年9月11日的恐怖袭击之外，21世纪没有任何明显的区别，其美学含义仍有待商榷。因此，对于我们这个时代的本质，除了承认当代小说本质上是一种不断变化的文学之外，没有达成共识。

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