The Quest for Epic in Contemporary American Fiction
John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:6th Jan '11
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This volume explores the confluences between two types of literature in contemporary America: the novel and the epic. It analyses the tradition of the epic as it has evolved from antiquity, through Joyce to its American manifestations and describes how this tradition has impacted upon contemporary American writing.
"This intellectually sophisticated book considers three major novelists, each of whom has produced a large body of significant work that has received extensive critical attention...Recommended."
-- Choice, June 2009
'innovative and elegantly argued.' - Rezension
ISBN: 9780415888516
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 420g
226 pages