Martin, Theodore. <br/><br/>
Contemporary Drift :  Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (265 pages) 
 - Literature Now Series .
 - Literature Now Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Concept of the Contemporary -- 1. Decade: Period Pieces -- 2. Revival: Situating Noir -- 3. Waiting: Mysterious Circumstances -- 4. Weather: Western Climes -- 5. Survival: Work and Plague -- Conclusion: How to Historicize the Present -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Contemporary Drift combines a theoretical focus on the challenge of conceptualizing the present with a historical account of contemporary literature and film. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231543897 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Contemporary, The, in literature.<br/>American fiction-20th century-History and criticism.<br/>American fiction-21st century-History and criticism.<br/>Literature now.<br/>Contemporary, The, in motion pictures.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS374.C596 .M378 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813.609