A Modernist Vernacular: Violent Figurations in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts
Although the violence portrayed in American fiction often forms the base of dramatic action, or the conduit to tension and conflict, or the subversion of one’s beliefs and attitudes, most critics are rightly dissatisfied with seeing violence as only a functional device in fiction. The ways in which...
שמור ב:
| הוצא לאור ב: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/polysemes, |
|---|---|
| מחבר ראשי: | |
| פורמט: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| שפה: | Anglais |
| יצא לאור: |
Polysèmes
2017
|
| גישה מקוונת: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| id |
openedition-oai:revues.org:polysemes_1676 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
openedition |
| spelling |
openedition-oai:revues.org:polysemes_1676 https://doi.org/10.4000/polysemes.1676 urn:doi:10.4000/polysemes.1676 en https://journals.openedition.org/polysemes/1676 2017-08-29T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/j662 All rights reserved A Modernist Vernacular: Violent Figurations in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts Although the violence portrayed in American fiction often forms the base of dramatic action, or the conduit to tension and conflict, or the subversion of one’s beliefs and attitudes, most critics are rightly dissatisfied with seeing violence as only a functional device in fiction. The ways in which writers create violence, as Michael Kowaleski notes, “determines the aesthetic force and perceptual impact that violence has” (4). By and large violence is described or witnessed, and thus it cons... Polysèmes SAIT info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2496-4212 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0999-4203 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/polysemes Dow, William |
| collection |
OpenEdition Journal |
| language |
Anglais |
| format |
Article ou chapitre numérique |
| building |
0/Bibliothèque numérique/ 1/Bibliothèque numérique/OpenEdition Journals/ |
| description |
Although the violence portrayed in American fiction often forms the base of dramatic action, or the conduit to tension and conflict, or the subversion of one’s beliefs and attitudes, most critics are rightly dissatisfied with seeing violence as only a functional device in fiction. The ways in which writers create violence, as Michael Kowaleski notes, “determines the aesthetic force and perceptual impact that violence has” (4). By and large violence is described or witnessed, and thus it cons... |
| author |
Dow, William |
| spellingShingle |
Dow, William A Modernist Vernacular: Violent Figurations in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts |
| author_facet |
Dow, William |
| author_sort |
Dow, William |
| title |
A Modernist Vernacular: Violent Figurations in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts |
| title_short |
A Modernist Vernacular: Violent Figurations in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts |
| title_full |
A Modernist Vernacular: Violent Figurations in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts |
| title_fullStr |
A Modernist Vernacular: Violent Figurations in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts |
| title_full_unstemmed |
A Modernist Vernacular: Violent Figurations in Nathanael West’s Miss Lonelyhearts |
| title_sort |
modernist vernacular: violent figurations in nathanael west’s miss lonelyhearts |
| publisher |
Polysèmes |
| publishDate |
2017 |
| container_title |
URI:https://journals.openedition.org/polysemes |
| url |
https://ezproxy.univ-orleans.fr/login?url=https://doi.org/10.4000/polysemes.1676 https://ezproxy.univ-orleans.fr/login?url=https://journals.openedition.org/polysemes/1676 |
| _version_ |
1877242232640110592 |