Shreds of matter : Cormac McCarthy and the concept of nature /
"Julius Greve offers a nuanced and innovative take on the writer's ostensible localism and the ecocentric perspective on the world that is assumed by most critics. In opposing both the standard interpretations of McCarthy's novels as either critical of persisting American ideologies--...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Hanover, New Hampshire :
Dartmouth College Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Re-mapping the transnational.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1730605 |
| Summary: | "Julius Greve offers a nuanced and innovative take on the writer's ostensible localism and the ecocentric perspective on the world that is assumed by most critics. In opposing both the standard interpretations of McCarthy's novels as either critical of persisting American ideologies--manifest destiny and imperialism--or of the ways in which humanity has wasted Planet Earth, Greve emphasizes the author's interest in the history of science and in the mythographical developments of religious discourse."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781512603415 1512603414 9781512603392 1512603406 9781512603408 |