Description: Death in American Texts and Performances : Corpses, Ghosts, and the Reanimated Dead, Hardcover by Perdigao, Lisa K. (EDT); Pizzato, Mark (EDT), ISBN 0754669076, ISBN-13 9780754669074, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The exploration of the concept of death in literature is an enormous endeavor. Perdigao (English, Florida Institute of Technology) and Pizzato (theater, University of North Carolina, Charlotte) have narrowed the subject to representations of death in twentieth century American novels, stories, plays, film and television. Th is in three sections: the corpse, ghosts, and reanimation of the dead. The contributors approach the subject from many points of view. Death can be actual or a metaphor. Several essays discuss authors from a multicultural background, such as Samantha Chang and Luis Valdez. Others revisit venerable American authors like Robert Lowell and Thorton Wilder. While death and remembrance are the topics, the overarching theme is survival, both for the dead and those who remain. The chosen texts allow the authors to explore their own concerns about how society understands death in the twenty-first century. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Death in American Texts and Performances : Corpses, Ghosts, and t
Number of Pages: 228 Pages
Publication Name: Death in American Texts and Performances : Corpses, Ghosts, and the Reanimated Dead
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: General, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year: 2010
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.9 Oz
Author: Mark Pizzato
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
