Rewriting Apocalypse in Canadian Fiction

ISBN-13: 9780773529045 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 224 str.

Marlene Goldman

Opis

Traditional apocalyptic narratives highlight the drama of a chosen elect. Contemporary Canadian fiction, however, typically portrays the apocalypse from the perspective of marginalized individuals barred from Paradise, creating a distinctly anti-apocalyptic discourse. Marlene Goldman traces the history of the apocalyptic literary tradition and its key motifs in close readings of Canadian works that challenge rather than embrace apocalypse's key features.