Berserk style in American culture
By: Kirby Farrell
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780230116634
Subjects: Psychic trauma; Psychoanalysis and literature; Wounds and injuries in literature; American literature; Suffering in literature; History and criticism
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.