Isbn: 9780415977340 - no place for home: spatial constraint and character flight in the novels of cormac mccarthy (studies in major literary authors) (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Second printing. Hardcover volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.25", is bound in glossy blue covers, with white lettering to spine and front cover. Book displays very light shelfwear, with firm binding, clean and bright interior. ix/356 pages. "This book was written to venture beyond interpretations of Cormac McCarthy's characters as simple, antinomian, and non-psychological; and of his landscapes as unrelated to the violent arcs of often orphaned and always emotionally isolated and socially detached characters. As McCarthy usually eschews direct indications of psychology, his landscapes allow us to infer much about their motivations. The relationship of ambivalent nostalgia for domesticity to McCarthy's descriptions of space remains relatively unexamined at book length, and through less theoretical application than close reading. By including McCarthy's latest book, this study offer the only complete study of all nine novels. Within McCarthy studies, this book extends and complicates a growing interest in space and domesticity in his work. The author combines a high regard for McCarthy's stylistic prowess with a provocative reading of how his own psychological habits around gender issues and family relations power books that only appear to be stories of masculine heroics, expressions of misogynistic fear, or antinomian rejections of civilized life.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover in Near-Fine condition, 8vo, pages: viii,[ix-x],352. Pale purple glossy boards with titles in black, notes, bibliography, index. First printing. Studies in Major Literary Authors series. Light rubbing of boards, nice clean copy. Bookseller accession no.: DD240.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Presents interpretations of Cormac McCarthy's characters as simple, antinomian, and non-psychological; and of his landscapes as unrelated to the violent arcs of often orphaned and socially detached characters. This book talks about how McCarthy's books only appear to be stories of masculine heroics, and expressions of misogynistic fear. Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 356 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.