{"product_id":"perspectives-on-cormac-mccarthy-9781578061051","title":"Perspectives on Cormac McCarthy","description":"Originally published in 1993, this was the first volume of essays devoted to the works of Cormac McCarthy. Immediately it was recognized as a major contribution to studies of this acclaimed American author. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literary Scholarship\u003c\/i\u003e hailed it as \"a model of its kind.\" It has since established itself as an essential source for any McCarthy scholar, student, or serious reader. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1993, McCarthy had recently published \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), the award-winning first volume of the \"Border Trilogy.\" The second volume, \u003ci\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1994, and the concluding novel, \u003ci\u003eCities of the Plain\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1998. The completion of the trilogy, one of the most significant artistic achievements in recent American literature, calls for further consideration of McCarthy's career. This revised volume, therefore, contains in addition to the original essays an updated version of Gail Morrison's article on \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, plus two original essays by the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe Crossing \u003c\/i\u003e(Luce) and \u003ci\u003eCities of the Plain \u003c\/i\u003e(Arnold). Except for McCarthy's drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Stonemason \u003c\/i\u003e(1994), all the major publications are covered in this collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cormac McCarthy is now firmly established as one of the masters of American literature. His first four novels, his screenplay \"The Gardener's Son,\" and his drama \u003ci\u003eThe Stonemason\u003c\/i\u003e are all set in the South. Starting with \u003ci\u003eBlood Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), he moved west to the border country of Texas and Old and New Mexico, to create masterpieces of the western genre. Few writers have so completely and successfully described such different locales, customs, and people. Yet McCarthy is no regionalist. His work centers on the essential themes of self-determination, faith, courage, and the quest for meaning in an often violent and tragic world. For his readers wishing to know McCarthy's works this collection is both an introduction and an overview.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdwin T. Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at Appalachian State University. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eReading Faulkner: Sanctuary \u003c\/i\u003eand editor or coeditor of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Erskine Caldwell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Cormac McCarthy Companion: The Border Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eErskine Caldwell Reconsidered\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRobert Aldrich: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by University Press of Mississippi. \u003cb\u003eDianne C. Luce \u003c\/b\u003eis chair of the English Department at Midlands Technical College. She is coeditor (with Edwin T. Arnold) of \u003ci\u003eA Cormac McCarthy Companion: The Border Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855533936914,"sku":"9781578061051","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a73d6e7f-143e-45b3-acf2-77ce3d9fbdd8.jpg?v=1737483649","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/perspectives-on-cormac-mccarthy-9781578061051","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}