The essay depicted literary realism as a "used up" tradition; Barth's description of his own work, which many thought nailed a core trait of postmodernism, is "novels which imitate the form of a novel, by an author who imitates the role of Author". He also stated that the novel as a literary form was coming to an end.[3]
Barth argued that a particular stage in history was passing, and pointed to possible directions from there.
CriticismEdit
Gore Vidal criticized "The Literature of Exhaustion" and Barth's novels for making an analysis of only the plots of novels and myths, while refusing to engage with the style of either, resulting in reductionist and disinterested understandings of novels' contents.[4] Vidal instead advocated increased stylistic innovation and appreciation as better venues for further progression of the novel as a form, pointing particularly to the work of Italo Calvino as a model.
SequelEdit
In 1980, Barth wrote a follow-up essay, "The Literature of Replenishment" in order to clarify the earlier essay.[5] "The Literature of Exhaustion" was about the need for a new era in literature after modernism had exhausted itself.
literature, exhaustion, 1967, essay, american, novelist, john, barth, sometimes, considered, manifesto, postmodernism, essay, highly, influential, controversial, contents, summary, criticism, sequel, also, references, external, linkssummary, editthe, essay, de. The Literature of Exhaustion is a 1967 essay by the American novelist John Barth sometimes considered to be the manifesto of postmodernism The essay was highly influential 1 and controversial 2 Contents 1 Summary 2 Criticism 3 Sequel 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSummary EditThe essay depicted literary realism as a used up tradition Barth s description of his own work which many thought nailed a core trait of postmodernism is novels which imitate the form of a novel by an author who imitates the role of Author He also stated that the novel as a literary form was coming to an end 3 Barth argued that a particular stage in history was passing and pointed to possible directions from there Criticism EditGore Vidal criticized The Literature of Exhaustion and Barth s novels for making an analysis of only the plots of novels and myths while refusing to engage with the style of either resulting in reductionist and disinterested understandings of novels contents 4 Vidal instead advocated increased stylistic innovation and appreciation as better venues for further progression of the novel as a form pointing particularly to the work of Italo Calvino as a model Sequel EditIn 1980 Barth wrote a follow up essay The Literature of Replenishment in order to clarify the earlier essay 5 The Literature of Exhaustion was about the need for a new era in literature after modernism had exhausted itself See also EditDeath of the novel Borges Pierre Menard Author of the Quixote Mock heroic Postmodern literature List of postmodern criticsReferences Edit 1 in Contemporary Literature 2000 The Literature of Exhaustion Elab eserver org Archived from the original on 2012 05 21 Retrieved 2012 05 25 Jacques Jout and the Literature of Exhaustion on JSTOR Vidal Gore June 15 1976 American Plastic The Matter of Fiction New York Review of Books Retrieved 29 November 2014 I Some general ideas of postmodernismExternal links EditThe Atlantic monthly Volumes 245 246 1980 The Literature of Exhaustion Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Literature of Exhaustion amp oldid 1161959104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
