Sidenote: this "florid style" is really just the voice of a
nineteenth-century narrator cast in the prose of his time.
Perhaps stark brutality contrasts any medium of
representation?--equally polar is American Psycho, to cite
only one example. Rob By the way, & referring to an
earlier post, why do you think McCarthy a "fascist," whether
you love him for it or not?
--- Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> wrote:
> BLOOD MERIDIAN is a mythic quest. The
contrast
> between his florid style and the stark brutality
of
> the action is stunning. McCarthy has magic.
It's
> everywhere in BLOOD MERIDIAN, and
peppered
> throughout
> his other works, the scene at the blacksmith's
in
> CHILD OF GOD, the visit to the witch in
SUTTREE.
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