Cormac Mccarthy's Western Novels

Author:   Barcley Owens
Publisher:   University of Arizona Press
ISBN:  

9780816519286


Pages:   137
Publication Date:   30 July 2000
Format:   Paperback
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In the continuing redefinition of the American West, few recent writers have left a mark as indelible as Cormac McCarthy. A favorite subject of critics and fans alike despite--or perhaps because of--his avoidance of public appearances, the man is known solely through his writing. Thanks to his early work, he is most often associated with a bleak vision of humanity grounded in a belief in man's primordial aggressiveness. McCarthy scholar Barcley Owens has written the first book to concentrate exclusively on McCarthy's acclaimed western novels: Blood Meridian, National Book Award winner All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of the Plain. In a thought-provoking analysis, he explores the differences between Blood Meridian and the Border Trilogy novels and shows how those differences reflect changing conditions in contemporary American culture. Owens captures both Blood Meridian's wanton violence and the Border Trilogy's fond remembrance of the Old West. He shows how this dramatic shift from atavistic brutality to nostalgic Americana suggests that McCarthy has finally given his readers what they most want--the stuff of their mythic dreams. Owens's study is both an incisive look at one of our most important and demanding authors and a penetrating analysis of violence and myth in American culture. Fans of McCarthy's work will find much to consider for ongoing discussions of this influential body of work.

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Author:   Barcley Owens
Publisher:   University of Arizona Press
Imprint:   University of Arizona Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.224kg
ISBN:  

9780816519286


ISBN 10:   0816519285
Pages:   137
Publication Date:   30 July 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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A most readable, thought-provoking analysis. -- Journal of the West If you want to comprehend what makes All the Pretty Horses a showpiece, and McCarthy possibly the most profound voice in contemporary Western literature, some of the answers are here. -- Santa Fe New Mexican


A most readable, thought-provoking analysis. -- Journal of the West If you want to comprehend what makes All the Pretty Horses a showpiece, and McCarthy possibly the most profound voice in contemporary Western literature, some of the answers are here. -- Santa Fe New Mexican


"""A most readable, thought-provoking analysis."" --Journal of the West ""If you want to comprehend what makes All the Pretty Horses a showpiece, and McCarthy possibly the most profound voice in contemporary Western literature, some of the answers are here."" --Santa Fe New Mexican"


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Barcley Owens teaches composition and American literature at Big Bend Community College in eastern Washington.

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