Understanding Cormac Mccarthy |
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| Author:
| Frye, Steven |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61117-018-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.99USD $23.99 |
Book Description:
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Offers a comprehensive treatment of McCarthy's fiction to date, dealing with the author's aesthetic and thematic concerns, his philosophical and religious influences, and his participation in Western literary traditions. It provides extensive readings of each novel, charting the trajectory of McCarthy's development as a writer who invigorates literary culture both past and present through a blend of participation, influence, and aesthetic transformation.
Offers a comprehensive treatment of McCarthy's fiction to date, dealing with the author's aesthetic and thematic concerns, his philosophical and religious influences, and his participation in Western literary traditions. It provides extensive readings of each novel, charting the trajectory of McCarthy's development as a writer who invigorates literary culture both past and present through a blend of participation, influence, and aesthetic transformation.