American revenge narratives: a collection of critical essays
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319937458
Date de publication :
2 août 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.