| Introduction 1. Vollmann's Life and Works 2. Critical Responses to Vollmann 3. The Theoretical Framework and Structure of the Book Chapter One Writing on the Edge:Transgression in Vollmann's Postmodernist Artistic Worid 1.1 Vollmarm and His Transgressive Fiction 1.1.1 An Overview of Transgressive Fiction 1.1.2 The Characteristics of VoUmann's Transgressive Fiction 1.2 Transgressing Literary Genres: The Postrnodernist Blendings in the Works of Vollmann 1.2.1 The Blending of Journalism with Fiction in The Rainbow Stories 1.2.2 The Blending of Travelogue with Fiction in The Atlas 1.2.3 The Blending of Myth with Fiction in Seven Dreams Series Chapter Two Beyond Marginality: Transgression over SocialLimits in The Rainbow Stories 2.1 Towards a Poetics of Marginality 2.1.1 An Overview of the Notion of Marginality 2.1.2 Vollmann's Perception and Practice of Marginality 2.2 Searching for Limits: Transgression among "the Marginalized Selves" in The Rainbow Stories/89 2.2.1 Transgressive Freedom: The Skinheads in "The White Knights" 2.2.2 Transgressive Fantasy: The Fetishist in "The Green Dress" 2.2.3 Transgressive Hatred: The Psychotic Killer in "The Blue Yonder" Chapter Three Beyond Erotic Desire: Transgressinn into Disgrace in Vollmann's Prostitute Trilng 3.1 Towards a Theory of Eroticism 3.1.1 Defining Eroticism 3.1.2 Georges Bataille's Theory of Eroticism 3.2 Searching for Love and Salvation : Transgression among "the Degraded Selves" in Vollmann's Prostitute Trilogy 3.2. l Between Illusion and Reality: Searching for the Lost Love in Whores for Gloria 3.2.2 Between Passion and Pain: Searching for the True Love in Butterfly Stories 3.2.3 Between Beauty and Ugliness : Seeking Salvation Through Love in The Royal Family Chapter Four Beyond Integrity: Transgression over Moral Principles in Europe Central 4.1 Towards an Ethics of Integrity 4.1.1 Defining Integrity 4.1.2 Contemporary Theories of Integrity 4.1.3 Zygmunt Bauman's Postmodern Perspective on Ethics 4.2 Striving for Integrity : Moral Transgression among "the Fragile Selves" in Europe Central 4.2.l The "Betrayal" of Integrity: Moral Responsibilities of the Generals in "Breakout" and "The Last Field-Marshall" 4.2.2 The Quest for Integrity: Moral Dilemmas of a German Soldier in "Clean Hands" 4.2.3 Survival with Integrity : Moral Compromises of a Russian Composer in "Opus 110" Conclusion Appendix Chronology of William Vollmann Works Cited Acknowledgments |
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