Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing (Postmodern Studies 39) by Theo Dhaen

'Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing' seeks to ascertain the relationship obtaining between the specific form postmodernism assumes in a given culture, and the "national narrative" in which that culture traditionally recognizes itself. Theo D'haen provides a general introduction to the issue of "cultural identity and postmodern writing." Jos Joosten and Thomas Vaessens take a look at Dutch literature, and particular Dutch poetry, in relation to "postmodernism." Robert Haak and Andrea Kunne do the same with regard to, respectively, German and Austrian literature, while Roel Daamen turns to Scottish literature. Patricia Krus discusses postmodernism in relation to Caribbean literature, and Kristian van Haesendonck and Nanne Timmer turn their attention to Puerto Rican and Cuban literature, while Adriana Churampi deals with Peruvian literature. Finally, Markha Valenta investigates the roots of the postmodernism debate in the United States. This volume is of interest to all students and scholars of modern and contemporary literature, and to anyone interested in issues of identity as linked to matters of culture. Table of Acknowledgements Theo D' Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing Jos JOOSTEN and Thomas Postmodern Poetry Meets Modernist Contemporary Poetry in the Low Countries Robert Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1989 Andrea Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing in Austrian Literature Roel A Confluence of Cultural Perspectives in Postmodernist Scottish Fiction Patricia Myth and Revolution in the Caribbean Postmodern Kristian VAN Enchantment or Fright? Identity and Postmodern Writing in Contemporary Puerto Rico Nanne Dreams that Dreams Three Cuban Novels of the 90s Adriana A Race of Sleepless People Breaks into History Markha G. Tampering with the America, P