The Quest for Epic in Contemporary American Fiction: John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo

Catherine Morley

The Quest for Epic in Contemporary American Fiction: John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
6 January 2011
Pages
226
ISBN
9780415888516

The Quest for Epic in Contemporary American Fiction: John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo

Catherine Morley

This volume explores the confluences between two types of literature in contemporary America: the novel and the epic. It analyses the tradition of the epic as it has evolved from antiquity, through Joyce to its American manifestations and describes how this tradition has impacted upon contemporary American writing.

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