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Cormac McCarthy's Violent Destinies - The Poetics of Determinism and Fatalism (Hardcover)
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Cormac McCarthy's Violent Destinies - The Poetics of Determinism and Fatalism (Hardcover)
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Since the release of his first novel, The Orchard Keeper, in 1965,
Cormac McCarthy's characters, intricate plots, and sometimes
forbidding settings have captivated the attention of countless
readers while exploring deep philosophical problems, including that
of human agency and free will. This multiauthor volume places the
full range of his novels in historical, literary, and cultural
contexts and shifts the focus of critical engagement to questions
of determinism, fatalism, and free will. Essayists over the course
of eleven chapters show how McCarthy's protagonists and antagonists
often confront grotesque realities and destinies, and find
themselves prey to incessant subconscious and uncontrollable
forces. In the process, these scholars reveal that McCarthy's works
arrive thoroughly tinctured with religious complexities,
ambiguities of ancient and modern thinking, and profoundly
splintered notions of morality, freedom, and ethics. Consequently,
McCarthy's philosophical depth, mastery of language, and sometimes
shocking psychological analysis are brought into sharp focus for
longtime readers. With new scholarship from eminent critics, an
accessible style, and precise attention to the lesser-known works,
Cormac McCarthy's Violent Destinies re-introduces the Pulitzer
Prize-winning novelist's work under the twin themes of fatalism and
determinism.
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