Understanding Cormac McCarthy
by Frye, Steven
"Frye provides extensive readings of each novel, charting the trajectory of McCarthy's development as a writer who invigorates literary culture both past and present through a blend of participation, influence, and aesthetic transformation. He explores the early works of the Tennessee period in the context of the romance genre, the southern gothic, and the grotesque. A chapter is devoted to Blood Meridian, a novel that marks McCarthy's transition to the West and his full recognition as a major …
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- Full title :Understanding Cormac McCarthy / Steven Frye.
Summary
"Frye provides extensive readings of each novel, charting the trajectory of McCarthy's development as a writer who invigorates literary culture both past and present through a blend of participation, influence, and aesthetic transformation. He explores the early works of the Tennessee period in the context of the romance genre, the southern gothic, and the grotesque. A chapter is devoted to Blood Meridian, a novel that marks McCarthy's transition to the West and his full recognition as a major force in American letters. Frye also explores McCarthy's Border Trilogy and his later works--specifically No Country for Old Men and The Road--addressing the manner in which McCarthy's preoccupation with violence and human depravity exists alongside a perpetual search for meaning, purpose, and value."--Publisher description.
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- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of South Carolina Press
- Place of Publication:Columbia, S.C
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
Notes
Originally published: 2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 205 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781611170184, 1611170184
- oclc:on1101347378
- LC Classification:PS3563.C337
- Dewey Decimal:813.54
Table of Contents
Understanding Cormac McCarthy -- The Southern works -- Into the West : Blood meridian -- The border trilogy -- The later works.
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