Under The Volcano Explained

A Rhetorical Analysis of Under the Volcano

This is a rhetorical exploration of Malcolm Lowry's novel Under the Volcano, which seeks to elucidate the techniques that Lowry employed to amplify the fragmentation of the Consul and his world. It offers a critical examination of the book, on a chapter-by-chapter basis, for its techniques, themes and sources. This study seeks to provide a synthesis of what has been thought and said about the novel. It also contains a comprehensive bibliography of other critical studies of Under the Volcano (including book reviews).

On the Volcanoes and Volcanic Phenomena of the Hawaiian Islands

Malcolm Lowry and the Lyrical Convention of Fiction