A Political Companion to Walker Percy /

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In 1962, Walker Percy (1916--1990) made a dramatic entrance onto the American literary scene when he won the National Book Award for fiction with his first novel, The Moviegoer. A physician, philosopher, and devout Catholic, Percy dedicated his life to understanding the mixed and somewhat contradict...

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Détails bibliographiques
Autres auteurs: Smith, Brian A., 1980- (Éditeur intellectuel), Lawler, Peter Augustine (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Percy, Walker, > 1916-1990.
Percy, Walker, > 1916-1990 > Political and social views.
Political and social views.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:In 1962, Walker Percy (1916--1990) made a dramatic entrance onto the American literary scene when he won the National Book Award for fiction with his first novel, The Moviegoer. A physician, philosopher, and devout Catholic, Percy dedicated his life to understanding the mixed and somewhat contradictory foundations of American life as a situation faced by the wandering and won-dering human soul. His controversial works combined existential questioning, scientific investigation, the insight of the southern stoic, and authentic religious faith to produce a singular view of humanity's place in.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780813141893

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