This book explores ghostly presences in terrorism novels from New Yorkers Don DeLillo, Jonathan Safran Foer, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Griffin Hansbury, & Patrick McGrath. Arguing how theories on trauma and gothic combine to interpret ghosts, Olson discusses what supernatural meetings express about grief, guilt, mental instability, & suicidal urges.
This book explores ghostly presences in terrorism novels from New Yorkers Don DeLillo, Jonathan Safran Foer, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Griffin Hansbury, & Patrick McGrath. Arguing how theories on trauma and gothic combine to interpret ghosts, Olson discusses what supernatural meetings express about grief, guilt, mental instability, & suicidal urges.
Danel Olson is professor at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Connecting Trauma Theory, 9/11 Novels, Gothic Traditions, and the Unidentified Bones of the World Trade CenterChapter 1: Don DeLillo's Falling Man (2007): Deserting and Impersonating the Dead Chapter 2: Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005): Searching and Disinterring the DeadChapter 3: Lynne Sharon Schwartz's The Writing on the Wall (2005): Avenging and Resurrecting the DeadChapter 4: Griffin Hansbury's The Nostalgist (2012): Conjuring and Romancing the DeadChapter 5: Patrick McGrath's Ground Zero (2005): Abandoning and Angering the Dead Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1: Further Reading Appendix 2: Interview at the Opening of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum with Director Alice M. Greenwald, 16 June 2014
Introduction: Connecting Trauma Theory, 9/11 Novels, Gothic Traditions, and the Unidentified Bones of the World Trade CenterChapter 1: Don DeLillo's Falling Man (2007): Deserting and Impersonating the Dead Chapter 2: Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005): Searching and Disinterring the DeadChapter 3: Lynne Sharon Schwartz's The Writing on the Wall (2005): Avenging and Resurrecting the DeadChapter 4: Griffin Hansbury's The Nostalgist (2012): Conjuring and Romancing the DeadChapter 5: Patrick McGrath's Ground Zero (2005): Abandoning and Angering the Dead Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1: Further Reading Appendix 2: Interview at the Opening of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum with Director Alice M. Greenwald, 16 June 2014
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