The resurrection of narrative: Postmodern positions on knowledge in the work of Cormac McCarthy

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Book review   |   09/01/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « McCarthy obviously attaches great significance to narrative transmission (reading the narrative), who cannot the Comanches and their historical and diverse ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Dichotomy, set up by Lyotard in his essay titled The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge.. Technological advancement - an important aspect to consider in McCarthy's work.. McCarthy's The Road - conflict in both structure and...»

Dr. Seward's blind rationalism in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897)

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Recall of historical context (resurgence of occultism central to the novel s significance as a reactions against materialist science, Stoker s narrative is also ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. Evidence paragraphs.. Seward as the radically modern scientist.. Irony in Seward's portrayal.. Van Helsing's Criticism of Seward's Blind Materialism.. Seward's rejection of Van Helsing's theories.. Consequences of Seward's...»

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