Cormac McCarthy: an American apocalypse

"This assessment of Cormac McCarthy's novels captures the interactions among the literary and mythic elements, the social dynamics of violence, and the natural world in The Orchard Keeper, Child of God, Outer Dark, Blood Meridian, and The Road. Drawing on René Girard's mimetic theory,...

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Autore principale: Wierschem, Markus (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: East Lansing Michigan State University Press [2024]
In:Anno: 2024
Recensioni:[Rezension von: Wierschem, Markus, Cormac McCarthy : an American apocalypse] (2024) (Cowdell, Scott, 1960 -)
Periodico/Rivista:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Girard, René 1923-2015
Altre parole chiave:B American fiction 20th century History and criticism
B McCarthy, Cormac (1933-2023) Criticism and interpretation
B American fiction 21st century History and criticism
B Apocalypse in literature
Accesso online: Table of Contents (Aggregator)
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Riepilogo:"This assessment of Cormac McCarthy's novels captures the interactions among the literary and mythic elements, the social dynamics of violence, and the natural world in The Orchard Keeper, Child of God, Outer Dark, Blood Meridian, and The Road. Drawing on René Girard's mimetic theory, mythography, thermodynamic entropy, and information science, scholar Markus Wierschem identifies a literary apocalypse at the center of McCarthy's work, one that unveils another buried deep within the history, religion, and myths of American and Western culture"--
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrizione fisica:xxxii, 493 Seiten, 1 Illustration, 23 cm
ISBN:978-1-61186-482-3
978-1-60917-750-8
978-1-62895-515-6