Norman Mailer's later fictions : Ancient evenings through Castle in the forest /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. |
| Description: | xii, 203 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | American literature readings in the 21st century American literature readings in the 21st century. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8057664 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword: Our Byron
- Absolutely Dauntless: A Quarter-century of Sex, God, Politics, and Fame
- Part I. Sex
- From Egypt to Provincetown, By Trump Air: The Historical Return of the Repressed in Ancient Evenings and Tough Guys Don't Dance
- Mailer and the âÇ Diet of RealityâÇÖ: Tough Guys DonâÇÖt Dance and American Values
- Part II. God
- MailerâÇÖs âÇ£GnosticâÇ Gospel
- A Jew for Jesus? A Jewish Reading of Norman Mailer's The Gospel According to the Son
- Augustinian Evil in Gospel According to the Son and The Castle in the Forest: A Case for Non-Dualism
- Part III. Politics
- Imperial Mailer: Ancient Evenings
- Spooks and Agencies: HarlotâÇÖs Ghost and the Culture of Secrecy
- The Nazi Occult and The Castle in the Forest: Raw History and Fictional Transformation
- Part IV. Fame
- History Looking at Itself: On the Road with the Mailers and George Plimpton
- Late Mailer: His Writing and Reputation Since Ancient Evenings
- Afterword: Norman as Editor
