| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 168 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-163) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| 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. |
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Girard, René, 1923-2015.
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Frye, Northrop.
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
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Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906.
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Joyce, James, 1882-1941.
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Frye, Northrop. (OCoLC)fst00000057
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Girard, René, 1923-2015. (OCoLC)fst00011275
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Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906. (OCoLC)fst00038164
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Joyce, James, 1882-1941. (OCoLC)fst00035968
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. (OCoLC)fst00033879
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English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Modernism (Literature) -- Great Britain.
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Modernism (Literature) -- Ireland.
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Modernism (Literature) -- Norway.
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Sacrifice in literature.
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Violence in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English fiction. (OCoLC)fst00910817
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Modernism (Literature) (OCoLC)fst01024455
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Sacrifice in literature. (OCoLC)fst01103262
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Violence in literature. (OCoLC)fst01167282
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
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Norway. (OCoLC)fst01204556
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Letterkunde.
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Geweld.
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Modernisme (cultuur)
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Johnsen, William A. Violence and modernism. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2003 0813026652 9780813026657 (DLC) 2003056424 (OCoLC)52518745 |
| ISBN |
9780813031842 (electronic bk.) |
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0813031842 (electronic bk.) |
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