Umfang:
VIII, 188 S.
ISBN:
0814212018
,
9780814212011
Serie:
Literature, religion, and postsecular studies
Inhalt:
Tracing the apocalyptic imaginary -- Southern Jeremiad, American Jeremiad : region, nation, and apocalypse in Faulkner's Light in August -- "Tearing down the temple" : prophetic time and Richard Wright's eschatology of resistance -- "Some say ain't no earthly explanation" : excavating the apocalyptic landscape of Randall Kenan's Tims creek -- "An't it time the Lord did something?" : vindication and the practices of place in Bastard out of Carolina -- Epilogue : Apocalypse south, redux : searching for meaning after the flood
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index
,
Tracing the apocalyptic imaginary -- Southern Jeremiad, American Jeremiad : region, nation, and apocalypse in Faulkner's Light in August -- "Tearing down the temple" : prophetic time and Richard Wright's eschatology of resistance -- "Some say ain't no earthly explanation" : excavating the apocalyptic landscape of Randall Kenan's Tims creek -- "An't it time the Lord did something?" : vindication and the practices of place in Bastard out of Carolina -- Epilogue : Apocalypse south, redux : searching for meaning after the flood.
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Amerikanistik
Schlagwort(e):
USA
;
Literatur
;
Weltuntergang
;
Geschichte 1930-2012
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=40940
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