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The spaces of violence

Title
The spaces of violence / James R. Giles.
Author
Giles, James Richard, 1937-
Publication
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2006.

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xv, 209 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Violence in literature
  • Space (Architecture) in literature
  • Space and time in literature
  • Personal space in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-202) and index.
Contents
Violence and space -- Discovering fourthspace in Appalachia : Cormac McCarthy's Outer Dark and Child of God -- Russell Banks's Affliction : "all those solitary dumb angry men" -- Of vultures, eyeballs, and parrots : Lewis Nordan's Wolf Whistle -- The myth of the Boatright Men : Dorothy Allison's Bastard out of Carolina -- Playing for death : Don Delillo's End Zone -- Drifting through Urantia : greyhound space in Denis Johnson's Angels -- The return of John Smith : Sherman Alexie's Indian Killer -- "The Battle of Bob Hope" and "The Great Elephant Zap" : Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers -- "I hope you didn't go into raw space without me": Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho -- Violence and family structures.
Call Number
JFE 06-13244
ISBN
0817315020 (alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005022265
  • 9780817315023
OCLC
61228673
Author
Giles, James Richard, 1937-
Title
The spaces of violence / James R. Giles.
Imprint
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-202) and index.
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JFE 06-13244
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