Opting Out : : Deviance and Generational Identities in American Post-War Cult Fiction.
Opting Out explores the theme of deviance as a form of protest in famous cult novels that have left an indelible mark on contemporary American culture – from Jack Kerouac's On the Road to Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club . Adopting a generational lens, it centers on the deviant heroes and literary...
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| Superior document: | Costerus NS ; v. 197 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Editions Rodopi,, 2012. |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Costerus New Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- INTRODUCTION
- GENERATIONAL IDENTITY: ORIGINS, FORMATION AND IMPACT
- DEVIANCE: DEFINITIONS, REACTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
- CULT FICTION: WRITING FROM THE MARGINS
- THE GENERATIONAL CONSTELLATION IN POST-WAR AMERICA: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
- THE ROAD OUT: DEVIANCE IN JACK KEROUAC’S ON THE ROAD
- AN UNLOCKED WINDOW: DEVIANCE IN KEN KESEY’S ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
- “EDGE CITY”: DEVIANCE IN TOM WOLFE’S THE ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST
- “DISAPPEAR HERE”: DEVIANCE IN BRET EASTON ELLIS’ LESS THAN ZERO
- “THE LUNAR SIDE OF THE FENCE”: DEVIANCE IN DOUGLAS COUPLAND’S GENERATION X
- “HITTING BOTTOM”: DEVIANCE IN CHUCK PALAHNIUK’S FIGHT CLUB
- OPTING OUT AND AMERICA’S SOCIAL IMAGINARY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX.