Bret Easton Ellis's controversial fiction writing between high and low culture Sonia Baelo-Allue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baelo-Allué, Sonia, author.

Series:

Continuum literary studies.

Continuum literary studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ellis, Bret Easton--Criticism and interpretation.

Ellis, Bret Easton.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Both literary author and celebrity, Bret Easton Ellis represents a type of contemporary writer who draws from both high and the low culture, using popular culture references, styles and subject matters in a literary fiction that goes beyond mere entertainment. His fiction, arousing the interest of the academia, mass media and general public, has fuelled heated controversy over his work. This controversy has often prevented serious analysis of his fiction, and this book is the first monograph to fill in this gap by offering a comprehensive textual and contextual analysis of his most important w

Contents:

Introduction

pt. 1. Between the high and the low. The low : Ellis in the celebrity world

The high : Ellis in the literary field

pt. 2. Less than zero (1985). The reception of Less than zero

The use of mass culture and mass media in the novel

The aesthetics of a blank, coming-of-age novel

pt. 3. American psycho (1991). The reception of American psycho

The use of popular, mass and consumer culture

The aesthetics of serial killing

pt. 4. Glamorama (1998). The reception of Glamorama

The use of celebrity culture and the novel of manners

The aesthetics of the impossible conspiracy thriller

pt. 5. New paths? Lunar park (2005) : the turning point?

Imperial bedrooms (2010) : coming full circle

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

PART I: BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE LOW

2. The Low: Ellis in the Celebrity World

3. The High: Ellis in the Literary Field

PART II: LESS THAN ZERO (1985)

4. The Reception of Less Than Zero

5. The Use of Mass Culture and Mass Media in the Novel

6. The Aesthetics of a Blank, Coming-of-age Novel

PART III: AMERICAN PSYCHO (1991)

7. The Reception of American Psycho\ 8. The Use of Popular, Mass and Consumer Culture

9. The Aesthetics of Serial Killing

PART IV: GLAMORAMA (1998)

10. The Reception of Glamorama

11. The Use of Celebrity Culture and the Novel of Manners

12. The Aesthetics of the Impossible Conspiracy Thriller

PART V: NEW PATHS?

13. Lunar Park (2005): The Turning Point? \14. Imperial Bedrooms (2010): Coming Full Circle

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-222) and index

ISBN:

9786613089069

9781472542267

1472542266

9781283089067

1283089068

9781441126313

1441126317

OCLC:

721194790