Tragic Novels, René Girard and the American Dream: Sacrifice in Suburbia

by Carly Osborn and Chris Fleming

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This book draws on the philosopher Ren Girard to argue that three twentieth-century American novels (Jeffrey Eugenides's The Virgin Suicides, Rick Moody's The Ice Storm, and Richard Yates's 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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1350294535

ISBN13:9781350294530

Release Date:November 2021

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Philosophy

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