The Quest for Epic in Contemporary American Fiction

John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
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Author: Catherine Morley ISBN: 9781135899585
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 25, 2008
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Catherine Morley
ISBN: 9781135899585
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 25, 2008
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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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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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