Opting Out : Deviance and Generational Identities in American Post-War Cult Fiction
Ana. Sobral
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Amsterdam : : Editions Rodopi, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (271 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Opting Out as a Modern Paradigm: Generations, Deviance and Cult Fiction; Chapter 1: Generational Identity: Origins, Formation and Impact; Chapter 2: Deviance: Definitions, Reactions and Implications; Chapter 3: Cult Fiction: Writing from the Margins; Chapter 4: The Generational Constellation in Post-War America: A Brief Overview; Part II: Deviance in Cult Fiction of the 1950s and 1960s; Chapter 5: The Road Out: Deviance in Jack Kerouac's On the Road. - Chapter 6: An Unlocked Window: Deviance in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestChapter 7: ""Edge City"": Deviance in Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test; Part III: Deviance in Cult Fiction of the 1980s and 1990s; Chapter 8: ""Disappear Here"": Deviance in Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero; Chapter 9: ""The Lunar Side of the Fence"": Deviance in Douglas Coupland's Generation X; Chapter 10: ""Hitting Bottom"": Deviance in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club; Conclusion: Opting Out and America's Social Imaginary; Bibliography; Index. - Opting Out explores the theme of deviance as a form of protest in famous cult novels that have left an indelible mark on contemporary American culture - from Jack Kerouac's On the Road to Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club . Adopting a gener
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| ISBN | 9789042035768
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