{"product_id":"an-officer-of-civilization-the-poetics-of-michel-houellebecq-9783034315814","title":"An Officer of Civilization: The Poetics of Michel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichel Houellebecq posits himself as an \u003ci\u003eofficer of civilization\u003c\/i\u003e, offering a map of contemporary reality and according literature a substantial role in the field of public involvement. His unique style problematizes contemporary cultural processes and deconstructs the aesthetic and ideological thought-habits that design the collective imaginary of our era. As such, this book seeks to analyze the particularities of Houellebecq’s poetics in the context of literary tradition, intertextual relations, psycho-cultural aspects and social semiotics, alongside contacts with the contemporary field of art. The author\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on Houellebecq’s poetical \u003ci\u003edifferentia specifica\u003c\/i\u003e, the unique and innovative intersection between the cooperation with transnational capitalism and the resentment toward ignorant indulgence in it. This book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereads Houellebecq as both iconoclastic and subversive and at the same time as a commodity in the literary marketplace and shows how his narratives are harnessed for the purposes of activism in the service of engaged impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: The Map, the Territory and the Poetics: Introduction – Passive-Activism: A Modular Narration – Familiarity, Kinship, and the Autobiographical Topos – Visions of the Future, Persistence of the Real: A Quest – Art, Literature, and the Market: The Viewer\/Reader as Voyeur – The Cult of Happiness: A Gnostic Theology – Pornography and the Post-human.","brand":"Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043635495255,"sku":"9783034315814","price":48.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783034315814.jpg?v=1750958959","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-officer-of-civilization-the-poetics-of-michel-houellebecq-9783034315814","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}