John Barth : the comic sublimity of paradox
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John Barth : the comic sublimity of paradox
(Arcturus books, AB 139)(Crosscurrents : modern critiques / Harry T. Moore, general editor)
Southern Illinois University Press , Feffer & Simons, 1977, c1974
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Note
"First published, November 1974. Arcturus books edition September 1977"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 121-124
Includes index
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Description
John Barth is an amazingly versatile novelist who has attempted every imaginable fictional genre from word games to a tale told by a computer. Jac Tharpe s brilliant analysis is the first and only comprehensive study to date to attempt to chart Barth s philosophical, comic, and stylistic development.Ranging through the entire corpus of Barth s work"The Floating Opera," " The End of the Road," "The Sot-Weed Factor," " Giles Goat-Boy," " Lost in the Funhouse," " "and "Chimera"Tharpe assesses Barth s achievement as a completely intellectual yet marvelously carnal comic writer. Especially valuable is his investigation of Barth s language and artistic technique."
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