Allegories of Violence: Tracing the Writings of War in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction

by Lidia Yuknavitch

Overview

Allegories of Violence demilitarizes the concept of war and asks what would happen if we understood war as discursive via late 20th Century novels of war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415866781
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/16/2014
Series:	Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Lidia Yuknavitch's work has appeared in the anthologies Representing Bisexualities (NYU Press, 1996) and Third Wave Agenda (University of Minnesota Press, 1997). She also writes short fiction and is the author of two short story collections. Her work has appeared in dozens of journals and magazines, including Ms., The Iowa Review and Gargoyle. She currently teaches literature and fiction writing at San Diego State University.

Table of Contents

Preface: War, the Serial I. Introduction: War, History and Narrative II.Vietnam and Narrative Reflexivity III. War as Narrative Discourse IV. Nuclear Ideology and Narrative Displacement V. War, Sexuality, and Narrative VI. Narrative Fragmentation: Toward an American Resistance Literature VII. Conclusion: The Writing of War Bibliography