Violence in the contemporary American novel : an end to innocence / James R. Giles.

Author/creator Giles, James Richard, 1937-
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2000.
Descriptionxiii, 161 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
American fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.
Violence in literature.
Literature and society--United States. --History. --20th century.
City and town life in literature.
Inner cities in literature.
Minorities in literature.

Contents Preface -- Introduction: "Innocence dying younger" -- Dedalus in the Dood Kamer: William Kennedy's Quinn's book -- The "context" of American innocence: Caleb Carr's The alienist -- The Ducky Boys and the "urban punk killing machine": Richard Price's The wanderers -- A postmodern children's crusade: John Edgar Wideman's Philadelphia fire -- Nature despoiled and artificial: Sandra Cisneros's The house on Mango Street -- Violence and the immanence of the "thing unknown": Cormac McCarthy's Suttree -- Redemptive landscape, malevolent city: Scott Momaday's House made of dawn -- Discovering a substitute for salvation: John Rechy's The miraculous day of Amalia Gómez -- Conclusion: Girl X and the country of last things -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [149]-153) and index.
LCCN 99006277
ISBN1570033285 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS374.V58 G55 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold