Laughing at the Darkness: Postmodernism and Optimism in American Humour
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Publisher Description
Given that postmodernism has been associated with
doubt, chaos, relativism and the disappearance of
reality, it may appear difficult to reconcile with
American optimism. Laughing at the
Darkness demonstrates that this is not always the
case. In examining the work of, among others,
Sherman Alexie, Woody Allen, Douglas Coupland,
Jonathan Safran Foer, Bill Hicks, David Mamet, and
Philip Roth, McDonald shows how American
humorists bring their comedy to bear on some of the
negative implications of philosophical
postmodernism and, in so doing, explore ways of
reclaiming value.