Monster Bodies, Monster Space: Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and the Demythologization of the American Frontier.

The article discusses the so-called monster theory in the novel "Blood Meridian," by Cormac McCarthy. Topics discussed include the historical basis of the novel, McCarthy's depiction of violence, and Jeffrey Cohen's essay titled "Monster Culture (Seven Theses). Several critics are mentioned includin...

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Publicado en:Southwestern American Literature Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 7 - 19
Autor principal: Alber, Catherine
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Center for the Study of the Southwest Spring2015
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        Blood Meridian: Or, The Evening Redness in the West (Book : McCarthy)
        McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023
        Violence in literature
        Literary criticism
        American literature
        Cohen, Jeffrey
        Stratton, Billy J.
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