Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian: A Guide for Students
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Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian: A Guide for Students
For anyone puzzled, bewildered, or even totally overwhelmed by Cormac McCarthy's epic Western "Blood Meridian," the guide you need is here at last. Featuring introductory remarks on the novel's aesthetic strategies as well as detailed chapter summaries, notes on the historical accuracy of events, and clarifications of some of the most obscure parts of McCarthy's novel, this guide, in the words of the author, will help you to "focus less on trying to figure out what is happening to whom, and more on appreciating the ways in which — and the words with which — McCarthy makes it happen."