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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Auteur principal: Wierschem, Markus (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: East Lansing Michigan State University Press [2024]
Dans:Année: 2024
Recensions:[Rezension von: Wierschem, Markus, Cormac McCarthy : an American apocalypse] (2024) (Cowdell, Scott, 1960 -)
Collection/Revue:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Girard, René 1923-2015
Sujets non-standardisés: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
Accès en ligne: Table des matières (Aggregator)
Édition parallèle:Électronique
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Résumé:"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"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Description matérielle:xxxii, 493 Seiten, 1 Illustration, 23 cm
ISBN:978-1-61186-482-3
978-1-60917-750-8
978-1-62895-515-6