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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| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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East Lansing
Michigan State University Press
[2024]
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2024 |
| Κριτικές: | [Rezension von: Wierschem, Markus, Cormac McCarthy : an American apocalypse] (2024) (Cowdell, Scott, 1960 -)
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| Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
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| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Girard, René 1923-2015
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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 |
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| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή
Ηλεκτρονική πηγή |
| Σύνοψη: | "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"-- |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Φυσική περιγραφή: | xxxii, 493 Seiten, 1 Illustration, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61186-482-3 978-1-60917-750-8 978-1-62895-515-6 |
