Lost in the New West investigates a group of writers – John
Williams, Cormac McCarthy, Annie Proulx and Thomas McGuane – who
have sought to explore the tensions inherent to the Western, where
the distinctions between old and new, myth and reality,
authenticity and sentimentality are frequently blurred.
Collectively these authors demonstrate a deep-seated attachment to
the landscape, people and values of the West and offer a critical
appraisal of the dialogue between the contemporary West and its
legacy. Mark Asquith draws attention to the idealistic young men at
the center of such works as Williams's Butcher's Crossing (1960),
McCarthy's Blood Meridian (1985) and Border Trilogy, Proulx's
Wyoming stories and McGuane's Deadrock novels. For each writer,
these characters struggle to come to terms with the difference
between the suspect mythology of the West that shapes their
identity and the reality that surrounds them. They are, in short,
lost in the new West.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic USA
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2021 |
| Authors: |
Mark Asquith
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5013-4952-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-5013-4952-X |
| Barcode: |
9781501349522 |
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