9/11 and the Literature of Terror
Works by Don DeLillo, Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, 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.
Key Features
* 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 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 9/1
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Key Features
* 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 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 9/1
9/11 and the Literature of Terror
Works by Don DeLillo, Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, 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.
Key Features
* 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 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 9/1
Key Features
* 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 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 9/1
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780748638529 |
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| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Publication date: | 06/28/2011 |
| Pages: | 174 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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