Cormac McCarthy and the Myth of American Exceptionalism
Author | : John Cant |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2013-01-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136094989 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136094989 |
Rating | : 4/5 (989 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cormac McCarthy and the Myth of American Exceptionalism written by John Cant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This overview of McCarthy’s published work to date, including: the short stories he published as a student, his novels, stage play and TV film script, locates him as a icocolastic writer, engaged in deconstructing America’s vision of itself as a nation with an exceptionalist role in the world. Introductory chapters outline his personal background and the influences on his early years in Tennessee whilst each of his works is dealt with in a separate chapter listed in chronological order of publication.