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Allegories of Violence

Tracing the Writings of War in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction

By Lidia Yuknavitch

Published July 13th 2001 by Routledge – 112 pages

Series: Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory

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Allegories of Violence demilitarizes the concept of war and asks what would happen if we understood war as discursive via late 20th Century novels of war.

Author Bio

Lidia Yuknavitch's work has appeared in the anthologies Representing Bisexualities (NYU Press, 1996) and Third Wave Agenda (University of Minnesota Press, 1997). She also writes short fiction and is the author of two short story collections. Her work has appeared in dozens of journals and magazines, including Ms., The Iowa Review and Gargoyle. She currently teaches literature and fiction writing at San Diego State University.

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Name: Allegories of Violence: Tracing the Writings of War in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By Lidia Yuknavitch. Allegories of Violence demilitarizes the concept of war and asks what would happen if we understood war as discursive via late 20th Century novels of war.
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