"Employs a thematic reading of Cormac McCarthy's works to explore themes of creation, chaos, purpose, and theodicy in the book of Job"--
"Employs a thematic reading of Cormac McCarthy's works to explore themes of creation, chaos, purpose, and theodicy in the book of Job"--
"A Bloody and Barbarous God investigates the relationship between gnosticism, a system of thought that argues that the cosmos is evil and that the human spirit must strive for liberation from manifest existence, and the perennial philosophy, a study of the highest common factor …
This book looks at the esoteric philosophical influences on six of Cormac McCarthy's novels. The author offers a fresh approach, investigating the relationship between Gnosticism, a system of thought that sees the cosmos as evil and holds that the human spirit must strive for li…
"A Bloody and Barbarous God investigates the relationship between gnosticism, a system of thought that argues that the cosmos is evil and that the human spirit must strive for liberation from manifest existence, and the perennial philosophy, a study of the highest common factor …
"James Fenimore Cooper and Cormac McCarthy are two of the most celebrated and influential writers of the American West. Both have written powerful narratives that focus on the disappearance of the nineteenth century frontier, and both show an interest in the dramatic ways in whi…
Understanding Cormac McCarthy
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
Understanding Cormac McCarthy
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
Understanding Cormac McCarthy
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature
Understanding Cormac McCarthy
by Frye, Steven
fromUnderstanding contemporary American literature