Lawrence Durrell, Postmodernism and the Ethics of Alterity

by S. Herbrechter

Lawrence Durrell, Postmodernism and the Ethics of Alterity is of interest for any reader wishing to explore the interface between literature, and critical and cultural theory. The volume investigates the notions of alterity which underlie the work of Lawrence Durrell and postmodernist theory. Other aspects of the study are the common concern of postmodernism and Durrell's writings with the other of time and history, or with the time of the Event, the notion of an "intrinsic" alterity in the individual psyche and Durrell's post-identitarian and post-individual Quintet (in the context of contemporary psychoanalytical theories about the subject).

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998