| Description |
ix, 210 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Literature, character and the human -- Wharton's aesthetics and the ethics of affect -- Invisible man: affect, history, race -- Cormac McCarthy and the event of the human -- The moral singularity: Hardy's Tess of the D'urbervilles and McCarthy's Blood meridian -- Absalom, absalom! time and the virtual -- Riders of the virtual sage: Zane Grey, Cormac McCarthy and the transformation of the popular Western -- Conclusion: the ethic of the nonhuman. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Characters and characteristics in literature.
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Characters and characteristics in literature. |
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Human beings in literature.
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Human beings in literature. |
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Humanity in literature.
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Humanity in literature. |
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Deleuze, Gilles, 1925-1995 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Deleuze, Gilles, 1925-1995. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. |
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. |
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Ellison, Ralph -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Ellison, Ralph. |
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McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023. |
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United States.
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United States. |
| ISBN |
0230616569 alkaline paper |
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9780230616561 alkaline paper |
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