9/11 and the Literature of Terror

von Martin Randall

174 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Explores 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. 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 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

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein 1900 bis 2000
• ISBN: 9780748691197
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.05.2014
• Größe: 231 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press