Violence and modernism: Ibsen, Joyce, and Woolf
"A unique and important book. Our understanding of literary modernism, which we think we know so well, is transformed by these analyses of the anthropological insights that it holds for readers."--Andrew J. McKenna, Loyola UniversityEmploying Northrop Frye and Ren Girard as his theoretical...
| Summary: | "A unique and important book. Our understanding of literary modernism, which we think we know so well, is transformed by these analyses of the anthropological insights that it holds for readers."--Andrew J. McKenna, Loyola UniversityEmploying Northrop Frye and Ren Girard as his theoretical foundation, Johnsen reinterprets the works of three canonical modernists--Ibsen, Joyce, and Woolf--to argue for their commitment to analyzing collective violence as a defining motive in literary modernism Myth, ritual, and modern literature after Girard -- Pillars of a self-sacrificial society -- Folkevenner og Folkefiender: Ibsen's research in modern behavior -- Joyce's sisters -- To live, not die, for his country: Stephen D(a)edalus and Ireland's future -- Finding the father: Virginia Woolf, feminism, and modernism. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-163) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0813031842 |