03657nam 2200613 a 450 991078961360332120230725031004.01-283-03460-3978661303460190-420-3302-9(CKB)2670000000081245(EBL)682429(OCoLC)711871048(SSID)ssj0000517438(PQKBManifestationID)12204423(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517438(PQKBWorkID)10488126(PQKB)10345685(MiAaPQ)EBC682429(OCoLC)711871048(OCoLC)961539103(OCoLC)962582329(nllekb)BRILL9789042033023(Au-PeEL)EBL682429(CaPaEBR)ebr10456314(CaONFJC)MIL303460(EXLCZ)99267000000008124520110406d2011 uy 0engurun####uuuuatxtccrChaos and madness[electronic resource] the politics of fiction in Stephen Marlowe's historical narratives /Mónica Calvo-PascualAmsterdam Rodopi20111 online resource (213 p.)Costerus ;new ser., 188Description based upon print version of record.90-420-3301-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY AND THE NOVEL: AN OVERVIEW -- MASTERING THE ART: THE HISTORICAL NOVEL AND LOCAL COLOR -- BETWEEN MAGIC AND MADNESS: A PORTRAIT OF SPAIN AND ITS NEUROSES -- POSTMODERN CRITIQUE AND THE HAND OF THE HISTORIAN -- CHAOS, COMPLEXITY AND INTERPRETATION -- BEYOND REFERENCE: HISTORIOGRAPHIC METAFICTION IMPINGED BY SCIENCE FICTION -- THE NOVEL NEVER ENDS: ON ALTERNATIVE WORLDS, JEWISH CONNECTIONS AND INFINITE REGRESS -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- NOVELS PUBLISHED BY MILTON LESSER UNDER THE FOLLOWING NAMES OR PSEUDONYMS -- SHORT STORIES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.In the 1950's prolific U.S. fiction writer Stephen Marlowe became a cult author for lovers of noir fiction mainly for his Drumbeat series, which present his best-known character: private eye Chester Drum. Yet, the academia never paid much attention to his multifaceted, extensive oeuvre . Chaos and Madness is the first volume offering a critical approach to Marlowe’s riveting historical novels. Their relevance in the field of literary studies derives from their well-wrought structure and captivating prose as well as from their portrayal of remote European history – a distinctive feature that makes Marlowe a unique figure in the North American trend of historiographic metafiction. Chaos and Madness provides a comprehensive narratological and ideological analysis of three novels in which Marlowe deals with Spanish history. Preceded by an in-depth if reader-friendly theoretical chapter that traces the evolution of the historical novel as a genre, Calvo-Pascual’s meticulous investigation into Marlowe’s fiction proves compelling for anyone interested in contemporary American fiction, in Spanish history, or in the interaction of metafiction and the scientific discourse of chaos theory.Costerus ;new ser., v. 188.Politics in literatureHistorical fictionPolitics in literature.Historical fiction.616.89/156Calvo-Pascual Mónica1523039MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789613603321Chaos and madness3763106UNINA