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This book provides a provocative concept of the absurd hero and important insights into the literary achievements of four of America’s most influential postwar novelists.

Trade Review
... immediately established as one of the key books on the contemporary American novel ... * Journal of Modern Literature *

Table of Contents
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Preface to the Second Revised Edition
  • 1. The Myth of the Absurd
  • 2. The Absurd Man as Saint
  • 3. The Absurd Man as Tragic Hero
  • 4. The Absurd Man as Picaro
  • 5. The Love Ethic
  • 6. Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

The Absurd Hero in American Fiction Updike

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/1981
      ISBN13: 9780292703551, 978-0292703551
      ISBN10: 0292703554

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book provides a provocative concept of the absurd hero and important insights into the literary achievements of four of America’s most influential postwar novelists.

      Trade Review
      ... immediately established as one of the key books on the contemporary American novel ... * Journal of Modern Literature *

      Table of Contents
      • Preface to the First Edition
      • Preface to the Second Revised Edition
      • 1. The Myth of the Absurd
      • 2. The Absurd Man as Saint
      • 3. The Absurd Man as Tragic Hero
      • 4. The Absurd Man as Picaro
      • 5. The Love Ethic
      • 6. Epilogue
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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