MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011002902
003 DLC
005 20111011115903.0
008 110122s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011002902
020 $a9780230116634 (hardback)
020 $a0230116639 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn694832943
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dBWX$dDLC
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050 00 $aPS228.P74$bF36 2011
082 00 $a810.9/0054$222
084 $aSOC002010$aSOC022000$aSOC052000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFarrell, Kirby,$d1942-
245 10 $aBerserk style in American culture /$cKirby Farrell.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2011.
300 $aix, 252 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
520 $a"As an idea, the berserk style is terrifying but also alluring in its promise that we can gain access to extraordinary resources by overthrowing inhibitions. Focusing on post-Vietnam America, using perspectives from psychology, anthropology, and physiology, the book demonstrates the need for criticism to unpack the confusions in language and cultural fantasy that drive the nation's fascination with the berserk style"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aAmerican literature$y20th century$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aPsychoanalysis and literature$zEnglish-speaking countries.
650 0 $aPsychic trauma.
650 0 $aSuffering in literature.
650 0 $aWounds and injuries in literature.