A collection of critical essays on the American novelist Bret Easton Ellis, examining the novels of his mature period: "American Psycho" (1991), "Glamorama" (1999), and "Lunar Park" (2005). It also examines the alchemy of acclaim and disdain that accrues to Ellis, and reviews the literary and artistic significance of his work.
A collection of critical essays on the American novelist Bret Easton Ellis, examining the novels of his mature period: "American Psycho" (1991), "Glamorama" (1999), and "Lunar Park" (2005). It also examines the alchemy of acclaim and disdain that accrues to Ellis, and reviews the literary and artistic significance of his work.
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Bloomsbury Studies in Contemporary North American Fiction
Naomi Mandel is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Rhode Island, USA.
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Series Preface \ Introduction \ Part I: American Psycho (1991) \ Introduction \ 1. Violence Ethics and the Rhetoric of Decorum in American Psycho Michael P. Clark (University of California Irvine USA) \ 2. American Psycho Hamlet and Existential Psychosis Alex E. Blazer (Georgia College and State University Milledgeville USA) \ 3. 'The Soul of this Man is His Clothes': Violence and Fashion in American Psycho Elana Gomel (Tel-Aviv University Ramat-Aviv Israel) \ Part II: Glamorama (1999) \ Introduction \ 4. "'It's Really Me': Intermediality and Constructed Identities in Glamorama" Sonia Baelo-Allué (Universidad de Zaragoza Spain) \ 5. The Unusual Suspects: Celebrity Conspiracy and Objective Violence in Glamorama David Schmid (University at Buffalo USA) \ 6. "Merely Political": Glam Terrorism and Celebrity Politics in Bret Easton Ellis' Glamorama Arthur Redding (York University Toronto Canada) \ Part III: Lunar Park (2005) \ Introduction \ 7. "An awfully good impression": truth and testimony in Lunar Park Jeff Karnicky (Drake University Des Moines USA) \ 8. What's in a name? Double exposures in Lunar Park Henrik Skov Nielsen (Aarhus University Denmark) \ 9. Brand Ellis: celebrity authorship in Lunar Park James Annesley (University of Newcastle upon Tyne UK) \ Further Reading \ Notes on Contributors \ Index
Series Preface \ Introduction \ Part I: American Psycho (1991) \ Introduction \ 1. Violence Ethics and the Rhetoric of Decorum in American Psycho Michael P. Clark (University of California Irvine USA) \ 2. American Psycho Hamlet and Existential Psychosis Alex E. Blazer (Georgia College and State University Milledgeville USA) \ 3. 'The Soul of this Man is His Clothes': Violence and Fashion in American Psycho Elana Gomel (Tel-Aviv University Ramat-Aviv Israel) \ Part II: Glamorama (1999) \ Introduction \ 4. "'It's Really Me': Intermediality and Constructed Identities in Glamorama" Sonia Baelo-Allué (Universidad de Zaragoza Spain) \ 5. The Unusual Suspects: Celebrity Conspiracy and Objective Violence in Glamorama David Schmid (University at Buffalo USA) \ 6. "Merely Political": Glam Terrorism and Celebrity Politics in Bret Easton Ellis' Glamorama Arthur Redding (York University Toronto Canada) \ Part III: Lunar Park (2005) \ Introduction \ 7. "An awfully good impression": truth and testimony in Lunar Park Jeff Karnicky (Drake University Des Moines USA) \ 8. What's in a name? Double exposures in Lunar Park Henrik Skov Nielsen (Aarhus University Denmark) \ 9. Brand Ellis: celebrity authorship in Lunar Park James Annesley (University of Newcastle upon Tyne UK) \ Further Reading \ Notes on Contributors \ Index
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