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Cormac McCarthy: An American Apocalypse (Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture) by Markus Wierschem is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This definitive assessment of Cormac McCarthy’s novels captures the interactions among the literary and mythic elements, the social dynamics of violence, and the natural world in The Orchard Keeper, Child of God, Outer Dark, Blood Meridian, and The Road . Elegantly written and deeply engaged with previous scholarship as well as interviews with the novelist, this study provides a comprehensive introduction to McCarthy’s work while offering an insightful new analysis. Drawing on René Girard’s mimetic theory, mythography, thermodynamics, and information science, Markus Wierschem identifies a literary apocalypse at the center of McCarthy’s work, one that unveils another buried deep within the history, religion, and myths of American and Western culture.

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Author

Markus Wierschem

Publisher

Michigan State University Press

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9781609177508

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism