Terrorism and modern literature, from Joseph Conrad to Ciaran Carson /

Is terrorism's violence essentially symbolic? Does it impact on culture primarily through the media? What kinds of performative effect do the various discourses surrounding terrorism have? Such questions have not only become increasingly important in terrorism studies, they have also been conce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Houen, Alex (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Conrad, Joseph, > 1857-1924 > Views on terrorism.
Lewis, Wyndham, > 1882-1957 > Views on terrorism.
Carson, Ciaran, > 1948-2019 > Views on terrorism.
Pound, Ezra, > 1885-1972 > Views on terrorism.
Abish, Walter > Views on terrorism.
Abish, Walter
Carson, Ciaran, > 1948-2019
Conrad, Joseph, > 1857-1924
Lewis, Wyndham, > 1882-1957
Pound, Ezra, > 1885-1972
1900-1999
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Terrorism in literature.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Terrorisme dans la littérature.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
American literature
English literature
Terrorism
Terrorism in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Joseph Conrad : entropolitics and the sense of terror
  • Wyndham Lewis: literary 'strikes' and allegorical assaults
  • Ezra Pound : anti-Semitism, segregationism and the 'arsenal of live thought'
  • Walter Abish : plotting everyday terror
  • Conclusion : re-placing terror: poetic mappings of Northern Ireland's 'troubles'.

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