Title
Mapping McCarthy in the Age of Neoconservatism, or the Politics of Affect in The Road
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Reader reception study analyzing McCarthy’s apocalyptic 2006 novel as a neoconservative post-9/11 narrative appealing to readers’ feelings rather than intellect. Suggests that McCarthy’s unique style of realism is reminiscent of Hemingway’s, briefly noting how each trigger affective reader response through the omission of key detail, thereby empowering the reader with significant interpretive authority.
Published in
Cormac McCarthy Journal
Volume
17
Issue
1
Date
2019
Pages
4-26
COinS
Citation
Holloway, David. “Mapping McCarthy in the Age of Neoconservatism, or the Politics of Affect in The Road.” Cormac McCarthy Journal 17, no. 1 (2019): 4-26.