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Catherine Morley
Quest for Epic in Contemporary American Fiction [PDF ebook]
John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo

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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.

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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 226 ● ISBN 9780203889534 ● Maison d’édition Taylor and Francis ● Publié 2008 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2299353 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM

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