D. Simmons

The Anti-Hero in the American Novel

From Joseph Heller to Kurt Vonnegut

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examining noteworthy American novels including Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five, this book analyzes the anti-hero during the 1960s. Simmons argues these iconic figures became a way to advance 'counter-culture' politics and to deconstruct the traditional American hero.

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The Anti-Hero in the American Novel rereads major texts of the 1960s to offer an innovative re-evaluation of a set of canonical novels that moves beyond entrenched post-modern and post-structural interpretations towards an appraisal which emphasizes the specifically humanist and idealist elements of these works.

Produktdetails

• American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-47325-7
• 2008
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 294g
• ISBN-13: 9781137473257
• ISBN-10: 1137473258
• Artikelnr.: 41317055

Autorenporträt

David Simmons is Senior Lecturer in English and Screen Studies at the University of Northampton, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

The Rebel with a Cause? The Anti-heroic figure in American Fiction of the 1960s Individualism and the Anti-Capitalist, Anti-heroic Figure in American Fiction of the 1960s The Outlaw Returns: The Cowboy in American Fiction of the 1960s Sinner or Saint? The Anti-hero as Christ Figure in the American Novel of the 1960s

Rezensionen

'Meticulously researched, lucidly argued, and accessible at all times, The Anti-Hero in the American Novel is a welcome addition to studies of the anti-hero in 1960s American fiction. Simmons offers a textual and contextual analysis of a range of countercultural novels, some already well known and others unjustly neglected that will appeal to students, scholars, and anyone with an interest in American literature.' Chris Gair, Birmingham University, UK and author of The American Counterculture

'Simmons offers a welcome new perspective on the anti-hero in 1960s American culture. His book qualifies conventional post-structuralist readings of this important phenomenon and presents a lucid, informed thesis that is both original and convincing.' Paul McDonald, Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Coordinator of the Creative and Professional Writing Program, University of Wolverhampton, UK