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Violence and modernism : Ibsen, Joyce, and Woolf / William A. Johnsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnsen, William A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frye, Northrop.
- Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941--Criticism and interpretation.
- Woolf, Virginia.
- Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906--Criticism and interpretation.
- Ibsen, Henrik.
- Joyce, James, 1882-1941--Criticism and interpretation.
- Joyce, James.
- Girard, René, 1923-2015.
- Girard, René.
- English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.
- Modernism (Literature).
- Modernism (Literature)--Ireland.
- Modernism (Literature)--Norway.
- Sacrifice in literature.
- Violence in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (186 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2003 : University Press of Florida, [2003]
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 University Employing Northrop Frye and René 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.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Preface vii; 1. Myth, Ritual, and Modern Literature after Girard 1; 2. Pillars of a Self-Sacrificial Society 34; 3. Folkevenner og Folkefiender: Ibsen's Research in Modern Behavior 54; 4. Joyce's Sisters 69; 5. To Live, Not Die, for His Country: Stephen D(a)edalus and Ireland's Future 84; 6. Finding the Father: Virginia Woolf, Feminism, and Modernism 108; Conclusion 139; Notes 143; Works Cited 157; Index 165
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-163) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-3184-2
- OCLC:
- 476046448
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