American revenge narratives: a collection of critical essays
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030067144
Date de publication :
26 déc. 2018
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
By surveying American revenge narratives, this book measures how contemporary payback plots appraise the nation’s political, social, and economic inequities.The volume’s essays collectively make the case that retribution is a defining theme of post-war American culture and an artistic vehicle for critique.