Some Routine Atrocity, or, Apocalyptic
Nick Cave - A Study of Love, Death and Apocalypse - Roland Boer
Roland Boer [+ ]
Renmin (People's) University of China, Beijing
Roland Boer is Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts at Renmin (People's) University of China, Beijing. His most recent books are In the Vale of Tears (2013) and Lenin, Religion, and Theology (2013).
Description
The apocalyptic feel to the music is closely related to the depravity of Cave's literary output. The chapter outlines the generally agreed upon notions of apocalyptic as well as the way in which Nick Cave constructs his own apocalyptic world.