{"product_id":"9780415507325","title":"Religion in Cormac McCarthy’s Fiction Apocryphal Borderlands","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Studies in Contemporary Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eReligion in Cormac McCarthy’s Fiction\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eApocryphal Borderlands\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eManuel Broncano\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses the religious scope of Cormac McCarthy’s fiction, one of the most controversial issues in studies of his work. Current criticism is divided between those who find a theological dimension in his works, and those who reject such an approach on the grounds that the nihilist discourse characteristic of his narrative is incompatible with any religious message. McCarthy’s tendencies toward religious themes have become increasingly more acute, revealing that McCarthy has adopted the biblical language and rhetoric to compose an \"apocryphal\" narrative of the American Southwest while exploring the human innate tendency to evil in the line of Herman Melville and William Faulkner, both literary progenitors of the writer. Broncano argues that this apocryphal narrative is written against the background of the Bible, a peculiar Pentateuch in which \u003cem\u003eBlood Meridian\u003c\/em\u003e functions as the Book of Genesis, the \u003cem\u003eBorder Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e functions as the Gospels, and \u003cem\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/em\u003e as the Book of Revelation, while \u003cem\u003eThe Road\u003c\/em\u003e is the post-apocalyptic sequel. This book analyzes the novels included in what Broncano defines as the South-Western cycle (from \u003cem\u003eBlood Meridian\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eThe Road\u003c\/em\u003e) in search of the religious foundations that support the narrative architecture of the texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuel Broncano\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of American Literature and Chair of the Department of Language and Literature at Texas A\u0026amp;M International University, US\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 November 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780415507325\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e196\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.38\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63534136656012,"sku":"9780415507325","price":224.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780415507325","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}