« A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy

This article focuses on Cormac McCarthy’s religious viewpoint in The Road (2006) and highlights the biblical metaphors and images that bring about a new vision of the apocalypse. Finding God in a godless world lies at the core of McCarthy’s project. Through the motif of the ashes, this essay studies...

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Main Author: Yves Davo
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Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2017-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/8351
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« A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy
Transatlantica
Cormac McCArthy
apocalypse
Christendom
ashes
American exceptionalism
hierophany
title « A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy
title_full « A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy
title_fullStr « A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy
title_full_unstemmed « A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy
title_short « A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy
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Christendom
ashes
American exceptionalism
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