Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing

'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 Contents: Acknowledgements Theo D'HAEN: Introduction: Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing Jos JOOSTEN and Thomas VAESSENS: Postmodern Poetry Meets Modernist Discourse: Contemporary Poetry in the Low Countries Robert HAAK: Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1989 Andrea KUNNE: Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing in Austrian Literature Roel DAAMEN: A Confluence of Narratives: Cultural Perspectives in Postmodernist Scottish Fiction Patricia KRUES: Myth and Revolution in the Caribbean Postmodern Kristian VAN HAESENDONCK: Enchantment or Fright? Identity and Postmodern Writing in Contemporary Puerto Rico Nanne TIMMER: Dreams that Dreams Remain: Three Cuban Novels of the 90s Adriana CHURAMPI: A Race of Sleepless People Breaks into History Markha G. VALENTA: Tampering with the Nation: America, P