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Hospitality and Treachery in Western Literature (Hardcover): James A.W. Heffernan

Hospitality and Treachery in Western Literature (Hardcover)

James A.W. Heffernan

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In works of Western literature ranging from Homer's "Odyssey "to Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? "the giving and taking of hospitality is sometimes pleasurable, but more often perilous. Heffernan traces this leitmotiv through the history of our greatest writings, including Christ's Last Supper, Macbeth's murder of his royal guest, and Camus's short story on French colonialism in Arab Algeria. By means of such examples and many more, this book considers what literary hosts, hostesses, and guests do "to "as well as "for "each other. In doing so, it shows how often treachery rends the fabric of trust that hospitality weaves.

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Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	May 2014
Authors:	James A.W. Heffernan
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	440
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-19558-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-19558-3
Barcode:	9780300195583