9/11 and the Literature of Terror
Martin RandallExplores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema that have represented the 9/11 attacks
Works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid are discussed in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Other chapters analyse initial responses to 9/11, the intriguing tensions between fiction and non-fiction, the challenge of describing traumatic history and the ways in which the terrorist attacks have been discussed culturally in the decade since September 11.
- Contributes to the growing literature on 9/11, presenting an over-view of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath
- Focus on Don DeLillo: adds to the literature surrounding this major American novelist
- Focus on Martin Amis: adds to the growing critical work on this much discussed British novelist and essayist
- Man on Wire: provides a critical analysis of this Oscar winning film regarding its oblique references to 9/11
İl:
2011
Nəşriyyat:
Edinburgh University Press
Dil:
english
Səhifələr:
174
ISBN 10:
0748646973
ISBN 13:
9780748646975
Fayl:
PDF, 1.11 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011