The Evolving Project of Cormac McCarthy

“This collection charts a remarkable new direction in McCarthy studies. With insight and vigor, contributors approach the full canon of the author’s works from the perspective of philosophy, ethics, politics, and character, and they expand our understanding of McCarthy immensely.” ~Steven Fyre, author of Unguessed Kinships: Naturalism and the Geography of Hope in Cormac McCarthy

“Recognizing the evolution of McCarthy as a writer and the multiplicity of readings possible in his rich literary landscapes, this volume challenges dominant narratives and dives into understudied aspects of his works.” ~Lydia R. Cooper, author of Cormac McCarthy: A Complexity Theory of Literature

“Jonathan Elmore and Rick Elmore have drawn together a terrific collection of voices in McCarthy studies with this fresh and timely consideration of the author’s career as a whole. It’s exciting to read this particular group of writers, established scholars who aren’t often put in conversation with each other. A fitting volume for the next era of McCarthy research.” ~Stacey Peebles, editor of the Cormac McCarthy Journal

“Seeking to establish the fundamentally prescriptive and positive character of McCarthy’s project, Jonathan Elmore and Rick Elmore have assembled an impressive array of cogent voices that engage the oeuvre in clever and intriguing ways certain to bear much critical fruit in the years to come.” ~D. Marcel DeCoste, author of Professing Darkness: Cormac McCarthy’s Catholic Critique of American Enlightenment