Deadly Musings : Violence and Verbal Form in American Fiction

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"Violent scenes in American fiction are not only brutal, bleak, and gratuitous," writes Michael Kowalewski. "They are also, by turns, comic, witty, poignant, and sometimes, strangely enough, even terrifyingly beautiful." In this fascinating tour of American fiction, Kowalewski ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kowalewski, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Violence in literature.
Literary style.
Literary form.
American fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Genres litteraires.
Style litteraire.
Violence dans la litterature.
Roman americain > Histoire et critique.
American fiction > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents.

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