SOURCE: Spurgeon, Sara. “The Sacred Hunter and the Eucharist of the Wilderness: Mythic Reconstructions in Blood Meridian.” In Cormac McCarthy: New Directions, edited by James D. Lilley, pp. 75-101. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2002.
In the following essay, Spurgeon suggests that Blood Meridian attempts to bridge the difference between the mythic representations of the old West and the true natural world, particularly through its reworking of the traditional figure of the sacred hunter.
This is a free excerpt of 74 words. There are 10,360 words (approx.
35 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Blood Meridian: Critical Essay by Sara Spurgeon Access Pass.
