Clements Mysticism and the Mid-Century Novel

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-35392-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 209 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Literature Collection

This book argues that many of the mid-twentieth century's significant novelists were united by a desire to return the increasingly interior novel to ethical engagement. They did not seek morality in society, politics or the individual will, but sought to unveil a transcendent Good by using techniques drawn from the canon of mystical literature

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clements, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction: The Middle Is Everywhere Towards an Ideal Limit: Linguistic Authority in the Work of Iris Murdoch From Apophasis to Aporia: William Golding and the Indescribable Verbal Sludge: The Ethics of Instability in Patrick White's Prose Bliss From Bricks: Saul Bellow's Moral Phenomenology Conclusion: Drawing Circles In The Sea: Un-Defining the 'Mystical Novelist' Endnotes Works Cited Index

Über Autor(innen)

JAMES CLEMENTS Assistant Professor of English at the American University of Dubai, UAE.