{"product_id":"9781350294530","title":"Tragic Novels, René Girard and the American Dream Sacrifice in Suburbia","description":"\u003ch3\u003eViolence, Desire, and the Sacred\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTragic Novels, René Girard and the American Dream\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSacrifice in Suburbia\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCarly Osborn | Scott Cowdell | Chris Fleming | Joel Hodge\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Modern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book draws on the philosopher René Girard to argue that three twentieth-century American novels (Jeffrey Eugenides's \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e, Rick Moody's \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, and Richard Yates's \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road\u003c\/i\u003e) are tragedies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil now, Girardian literary analysis has generally focused on representations of human desire in texts, and neglected both other emotions and the place of tragedy. Carly Osborn addresses these omissions by using Girardian theory to present evidence that novels can indeed be tragedies. The book advances the scholarship of tragedy that has run from Aristotle to Nietzsche to Terry Eagleton, proposing a new way to read modern novels through ancient traditions. In addition, this is the first work to examine the place of women as victims, or in Girardian terms, 'scapegoats', in twentieth century fiction, specifically by considering the representation of women's bodies and ambivalence about their identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn deploying a rich and vivid array of tragic tropes, \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides, The Ice Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road\u003c\/i\u003e participate in a deep-rooted American tragic tradition. \u003ci\u003eTragic Novels, the American Dream and René Girard \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of interest to those working at the intersection of philosophy and literature, as well as Girard specialists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCarly Osborn\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and Secretary of the Australian Girard Seminar.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 November 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350294530\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333206900876,"sku":"9781350294530","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8e083e38-d844-45ff-8a1e-34f51edb7313.jpg?v=1783609108","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350294530","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}