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Bloomsbury Academic Tragic Novels, René Girard and the American Dream: Sacrifice in Suburbia (Violence, Desire, and the Sacred)

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This book draws on the philosopher René Girard to argue that three twentieth-century American novels (Jeffrey Eugenidess The Virgin Suicides, Rick Moodys The Ice Storm, and Richard Yatess Revolutionary Road) are tragedies. Until now, Girardian literary analysis has generally focused on representations of human desire in texts, and neglected both other emotions and the place of tragedy. Carly Osborn addresses these omissions by using Girardian theory to present evidence that novels can indeed be tragedies. The book advances the scholarship of tragedy that has run from Aristotle to Nietzsche to Terry Eagleton, proposing a new way to read modern novels through ancient traditions. In addition, this is the first work to examine the place of women as victims, or in Girardian terms, scapegoats, in twentieth century fiction, specifically by considering the representation of womens bodies and ambivalence about their identities. In deploying a rich and vivid array of tragic tropes, The Virgin Suicides, The Ice Storm, and Revolutionary Road participate in a deep-rooted American tragic tradition. Tragic Novels, the American Dream and René Girard will be of interest to those working at the intersection of philosophy and literature, as well as Girard specialists.

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Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1350083488
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 May 2020
Listed Since: 26 June 2019

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