Allegories of Violence - Tracing the Writings of War in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction

Informationen zum Autor Lidia Yuknavitch's work has appeared in the anthologies Representing Bisexualities (NYU Press, 1996) and ThirdWave Agenda (University of Minnesota Press, 1997). She also writes short fiction and is the author of two short story collections. Her work has appeared in dozens of journals and magazines, including Ms., The Iowa Review and Gargoyle. She currently teaches literature and fiction writing at San Diego State University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: War, the Serial I. Introduction: War, History and Narrative II.Vietnam and Narrative Reflexivity III. War as Narrative Discourse IV. Nuclear Ideology and Narrative Displacement V. War, Sexuality, and Narrative VI. Narrative Fragmentation: Toward an American Resistance Literature VII. Conclusion: The Writing of War Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lidia Yuknavitch, Yuknavitch Lidia
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.07.2001
• EAN: 9780415936378
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93637-8
• Pagine: 112
• Serie: Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory; Literary Criticism and Cultura; Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory; Literary Criticism and Cultura
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Autoren