| Description |
viii, 172 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The prestige of violence: American fiction, 1962-2007 -- Zembla in The New York Times: Pale fire's historical violence -- Monks and "The mind of Watts": Vietnam in The crying of Lot 49 -- Americanizing Vietnam in Mailer's The armies of the night -- Veterans of sex: feminist fiction and the rise of PTSD -- "Words generally only spoil things": fantasy, testimony, and trauma in the work of Philip Roth -- "The hammers striking the page": Don DeLillo and the violent politics of language -- After the aftermath: American fiction since 2007. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Violence in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780820338897 (alk. paper) |
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0820338893 (alk. paper) |
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9780820339108 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0820339105 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780820341354 (electronic bk.) |
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