| Description |
1 online resource (211 pages) |
| Series |
Costerus ; new ser., 188 |
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Costerus ; new ser., v. 188.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1 History and the Novel: An Overview; Chapter 2 Mastering the Art: The Historical Novel and Local Color; Chapter 3 Between Magic and Madness: A Portrait of Spain and Its Neuroses; Chapter 4 Postmodern Critique and the Hand of the Historian; Chapter 5 Chaos, Complexity and Interpretation; Chapter 6 Beyond Reference: Historiographic Metafiction Impinged by Science Fiction; Chapter 7 The Novel Never Ends: On Alternative Worlds, Jewish Connections and Infinite Regress; Concluding Remarks; Appendix I |
| Summary |
"In the 1950s prolific U.S. fiction writer Stephen Marlowe became a cult author for lovers of noir fiction mainly for his Drumbeat series, which present his best-known character: private eye Chester Drum. Yet, the academia never paid much attention to his multifaceted, extensive oeuvre. Chaos and Madness is the first volume offering a critical approach to Marlowe's riveting historical novels. Their relevance in the field of literary studies derives from their well-wrought structure and captivating prose as well as from their portrayal of remote European history - a distinctive feature that makes Marlowe a unique figure in the North American trend of historiographic metafiction. Chaos and Madness provides a comprehensive narratological and ideological analysis of three novels in which Marlowe deals with Spanish history. Preceded by an in-depth if reader-friendly theoretical chapter that traces the evolution of the historical novel as a genre, Calvo-Pascual's meticulous investigation into Marlowe's fiction proves compelling for anyone interested in contemporary American fiction, in Spanish history, or in the interaction of metafiction and the scientific discourse of chaos theory."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Marlowe, Stephen, 1928-2008 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Marlowe, Stephen, 1928-2008 fast |
| Subject |
Politics in literature.
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Historical fiction.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Historical fiction
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Politics in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789042033023 |
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9042033029 |
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9042033010 |
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9789042033016 |
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1283034603 |
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9781283034609 |
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9786613034601 |
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6613034606 |
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