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Bret Easton Ellis's controversial fiction : writing between high and low culture

Title
Bret Easton Ellis's controversial fiction : writing between high and low culture / Sonia Baelo-Allué.
Author
Baelo-Allué, Sonia.
Publication
London ; New York : Continuum International Publishing Group, c2011.

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228 p.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Continuum literary studies series
Uniform Title
Continuum literary studies.
Subject
Ellis, Bret Easton > Criticism and interpretation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-222) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- pt. 1. Between the high and the low. The low : Ellis in the celebrity world -- The high : Ellis in the literary field -- pt. 2. Less than zero (1985). The reception of Less than zero -- The use of mass culture and mass media in the novel -- The aesthetics of a blank, coming-of-age novel -- pt. 3. American psycho (1991). The reception of American psycho -- The use of popular, mass and consumer culture -- The aesthetics of serial killing -- pt. 4. Glamorama (1998). The reception of Glamorama -- The use of celebrity culture and the novel of manners -- The aesthetics of the impossible conspiracy thriller -- pt. 5. New paths? Lunar park (2005) : the turning point? -- Imperial bedrooms (2010) : coming full circle.
Call Number
JFE 12-1056
ISBN
  • 9781441107916
  • 1441107916
OCLC
657602732
Author
Baelo-Allué, Sonia.
Title
Bret Easton Ellis's controversial fiction : writing between high and low culture / Sonia Baelo-Allué.
Imprint
London ; New York : Continuum International Publishing Group, c2011.
Series
Continuum literary studies series
Continuum literary studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-222) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-1056
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