{"product_id":"cormac-mccarthys-violent-destinies-brad-bannon-9781621903826","title":"Cormac McCarthy's Violent Destinies: The Poetics of Determinism and Fatalism","description":"Since the release of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Orchard Keeper, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1965, Cormac McCarthy's characters, intricate plots, and sometimes forbidding settings have captivated the attention of countless readers while exploring deep philosophical problems, including that of human agency and free will. This multiauthor volume places the full range of his novels in historical, literary, and cultural contexts and shifts the focus of critical engagement to questions of determinism, fatalism, and free will. Essayists over the course of eleven chapters show how McCarthy's protagonists and antagonists often confront grotesque realities and destinies, and find themselves prey to incessant subconscious and uncontrollable forces. In the process, these scholars reveal that McCarthy's works arrive thoroughly tinctured with religious complexities, ambiguities of ancient and modern thinking, and profoundly splintered notions of morality, freedom, and ethics. Consequently, McCarthy's philosophical depth, mastery of language, and sometimes shocking psychological analysis are brought into sharp focus for longtime readers. With new scholarship from eminent critics, an accessible style, and precise attention to the lesser-known works, \u003ci\u003eCormac McCarthy's Violent Destinies \u003c\/i\u003ere-introduces the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's work under the twin themes of fatalism and determinism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brad Bannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621903826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621903826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019","brand":"Brad Bannon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47072149504255,"sku":"9781621903826","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b42af43-43b4-48da-9f0f-b6355d1812f0.jpg?v=1753415924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cormac-mccarthys-violent-destinies-brad-bannon-9781621903826","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}