Kurt Vonnegut's a man without a country: searching for hope and optimism in a postmodernist world
Other Title(s)
كيرت فونيغوت "رجل بلا وطن": البحث عن الأمل والتفاؤل في عالم ما بعد الحداثة
Author
Source
[Wadi El-Nile Journal for Human, Social and Educational Studies and Research]
Issue
Vol. 2023, Issue 38، ج. 1 (30 Apr. 2023), pp.37-64, 28 p.
Publisher
Cairo University Faculty of Arts-Khartoum Branch
Publication Date
2023-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
28
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
Topics
Abstract AR
يهدف هذا البحث إلى تسليط الضوء على كيفية استجابة كورت فونيغوت لتعقيدات وعبثية الحياة في كتاب A Man Without a Country (2005)، من خلال تبني لهجة تخفف من تشاؤم ما بعد الحداثة التقليدي.
تتبنى ما بعد الحداثة وجهة نظر متشككة تجاه الحقائق والافتراضات الراسخة التي ذهبت أصالتها دون جدال لفترة طويلة.
في يد فونيغوت هذا الموقف المتشائم يصبح مشبعا ببعد إنساني، وبحث عن لمحة من التفاؤل في خضم عالم ما بعد حداثي متفكك.
الفكاهة السوداء والضحك والميل نحو التفاؤل هي القنوات التي يختارها للتخفيف من حالة الوجوم التي تنتشر في عالم ما بعد الحداثة، مع الحفاظ في الوقت نفسه على نظرة متفائلة للحياة والإنسانية.
Abstract EN
It is the aim of this paper to shed light on how Kurt Vonnegut responds to the complexities and absurdities of life in a man without a country (2005), by adopting a light-hearted tone that mitigates the traditional postmodernist pessimism.
in its broadest sense, postmodernism adopts a skeptical standpoint towards established truths and assumptions whose authenticity has gone unquestioned for a long time.
in Vonnegut's hands, this pessimistic stance is imbued with a humanist dimension, and a search for a glimpse of optimism in the midst of a highly fragmented and incoherent postmodernist world.
black humour, laughter, irony, a light-hearted tone and a tendency towards optimism are often the conduits he opts for to expose the inexplicable absurdities that run rife in his postmodernist world, while at the same time maintaining a hopeful outlook on life and humanity.
throughout the book, Vonnegut weaves a tapestry of his own personal views regarding disparate topics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamadah, Jaida Jawad. 2023. Kurt Vonnegut's a man without a country: searching for hope and optimism in a postmodernist world. [Wadi El-Nile Journal for Human, Social and Educational Studies and Research]،Vol. 2023, no. 38، ج. 1, pp.37-64.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamadah, Jaida Jawad. Kurt Vonnegut's a man without a country: searching for hope and optimism in a postmodernist world. [Wadi El-Nile Journal for Human, Social and Educational Studies and Research] No. 38, p. 1 (2023), pp.37-64.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1559270
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamadah, Jaida Jawad. Kurt Vonnegut's a man without a country: searching for hope and optimism in a postmodernist world. [Wadi El-Nile Journal for Human, Social and Educational Studies and Research]. 2023. Vol. 2023, no. 38، ج. 1, pp.37-64.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references: p. 61-64
Record ID
BIM-1559270