{"product_id":"tragic-novels-rene-girard-and-the-american-dream","title":"Tragic Novels, René Girard and the American Dream","description":"\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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224368140632,"sku":"9781350083486","price":122.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350083486.jpg?v=1770876935","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/tragic-novels-rene-girard-and-the-american-dream","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}