Description |
1 online resource (x, 137 pages) |
Series |
Literary criticism and cultural theory |
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Literary criticism and cultural theory.
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Contents |
Preface: War, the Serial -- Ch. I. Introduction: War, History and Narrative -- Ch. II. Vietnam and Narrative Reflexivity -- Ch. III. War as Narrative Discourse -- Ch. IV. Nuclear Ideology and Narrative Displacement -- Ch. V. War, Sexuality, and Narrative -- Ch. VI. Narrative Fragmentation: Toward an American Resistance Literature -- Ch. VII. Conclusion: The Writing of War |
Summary |
Allegories of Violence demilitarizes the concept of war and asks what would happen if we understood war as discursive via late 20th Century novels of war |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Acker, Kathy, 1948-1997. Empire of the senseless
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Silko, Leslie Marmon, 1948- Almanac of the dead.
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Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. Shikasta
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Heinemann, Larry. Paco's story
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DeLillo, Don. White noise
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SUBJECT |
White noise (DeLillo, Don) fast |
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Almanac of the dead (Silko, Leslie Marmon) fast |
Subject |
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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War and literature -- English-speaking countries
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War stories, American -- History and criticism
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War stories, English -- History and criticism
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Violence in literature.
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Allegory.
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allegories (literary works)
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Allegory
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American fiction
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Violence in literature
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War and literature
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War stories, American
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War stories, English
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Amerikaans.
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Letterkunde.
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Verhalen.
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Oorlog.
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English-speaking countries
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781136707209 |
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1136707204 |
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9781315023618 |
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131502361X |
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