The spaces of violence /

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

Examines 10 novels for the ways they explore violence and space as interrelated phenomena. The author argues that each of the novels he studies represent a "fourthspace" at the margins of physical, social, and psychological space, a territory at the cultural borders of the mainstream.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Giles, James Richard, 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
1900-1999
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Violence in literature.
Space (Architecture) in literature.
Space and time in literature.
Personal space in literature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Violence dans la littérature.
Espace (Architecture) dans la littérature.
Espace personnel dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Personal space in literature
Space and time in literature
Space (Architecture) in literature
Violence in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Violence and space
  • Discovering fourthspace in Appalachia : Cormac McCarthy's Outer Dark and Child of God
  • Russell Banks's Affliction : "all those solitary dumb angry men"
  • Of vultures, eyeballs, and parrots : Lewis Nordan's Wolf Whistle
  • The myth of the Boatright Men : Dorothy Allison's Bastard out of Carolina
  • Playing for death : Don Delillo's End Zone
  • Drifting through Urantia : greyhound space in Denis Johnson's Angels
  • The return of John Smith : Sherman Alexie's Indian Killer
  • "The Battle of Bob Hope" and "The Great Elephant Zap" : Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers
  • "I hope you didn't go into raw space without me": Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho
  • Violence and family structures.

Ejemplares similares