Writing the Apocalypse: Historical Vision in Contemporary U.S. and Latin American Fiction

By Lois Parkinson Zamora

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This 1989 book is a comparative literary study of apocalyptic themes and narrative techniques in the contemporary North and Latin American novel. Zamora explores the history of the myth of apocalypse, from the Bible to medieval and later interpretations, and relates this to the development of American apocalyptic attitudes. She demonstrates that the symbolic tensions inherent in the apocalyptic myth have special meaning for postmodern writers.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:052142691X

ISBN13:9780521426916

Release Date:May 1993

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:244 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Classics Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) World Literature

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