Bret Easton Ellis: American Psycho, Glamorama, Lunar Park (Bloomsbury Studies in Contemporary North American Fiction) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826446485 ISBN 13: 9780826446480

Publisher: Continuum, 2011

Synopsis

This collection of critical essays on the American novelist Bret Easton Ellis examines the novels of his mature period: American Psycho (1991), Glamorama (1999), and Lunar Park (2005). Taking as its starting-point American Psycho's seismic impact on contemporary literature and culture, the volume establishes Ellis' centrality to the scholarship and teaching of contemporary American literature in the U.S. and in Europe. Contributors examine the alchemy of acclaim and disdain that accrues to this controversial writer, provide an overview of growing critical material on Ellis and review the literary and artistic significance of his recent work. Exploring key issues including violence, literature, reality, reading, identity, genre, and gender, the contributors together provide a critical re-evaluation of Ellis, exploring how he has impacted, challenged, and transformed contemporary literature in the U.S. and abroad.

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About the Author

Naomi Mandel is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Rhode Island, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826446485
• ISBN 13: 9780826446480
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Mandel Naomi