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The Quest for Epic in Contemporary American Fiction

The Quest for Epic in Contemporary American Fiction John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo - Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature

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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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Book information

ISBN: 9780415961134
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.5409
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 218
Weight: 472g
Height: 238mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 20mm

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