Artists explored the dark places of the American experience during the seventies. After providing an overview of the rhetorical device allegory, Barthes s concept of mythology and Foucault s concept of power relations, the author establishes a connection between the works of art under discussion. The early seventies are represented by Wes Craven s The Last House on the Left, Peter Watkins s Punishment Park, and Hubert Selby, Jr. s The Room. The late seventies are represented by Philip K. Dick s A Scanner Darkly, Gustav Hasford s The Short Timers and George...
Artists explored the dark places of the American experience during the seventies. After providing an overview of the rhetorical device allegory, Barth...
The concept of the game illustrates a collectively recognized representation of existence in American literature. This investigation explores the concealment of the function of division beneath the function of communication. The philosophical cornerstones of this investigation are Marshall McLuhan, Guy Debord, and Michel Pecheux. Inspired by Henry Miller, an innovative methodology is established that focuses on patterns of experience (symbol/sign), patterns of structure (myth), and patterns of language (metaphor). The concept of the game renders an essential social relation tangible...
The concept of the game illustrates a collectively recognized representation of existence in American literature. This investigation explores the conc...
