Character and satire in postwar fiction /

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This monograph analyses the use of caricature as one of the key strategies in narrative fiction since the war. Close analysis of some of the best known postwar novelists including Toni Morrison, Philip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates, Angela Carter and Will Self, reveals how they use caricature to express p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gregson, Ian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Continuum, 2008.
Colección:Continuum literary studies.
Temas:
1900-1999
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Character in literature.
Caricature in literature.
Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Caractère dans la littérature.
Caricature dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
American fiction
Caricature in literature
Character in literature
English fiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Subverting Racist Caricature: Ralph Ellison and Toni Morrison; 2 Joseph Heller's Allegories of Money; 3 Philip Roth's Vulgar, Aggressive Clowning; 4 Joyce Carol Oates's Political Anger; 5 Muriel Spark's Puppets of Thwarted Authority; 6 Magic Realism As Caricature: Angela Carter and Salman Rushdie; 7 The Caricaturist As Celebrity: Martin Amis and Will Self; 8 Caricature Versus Character: The Self As Cartoon; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.

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