The quest for epic in contemporary American fiction :
Morley, Catherine, 1977-
The quest for epic in contemporary American fiction : John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo / Catherine Morley. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - viii, 218 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge transnational perspectives on American literature ; 8 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-210) and index.
Theoretical and generic considerations -- A transnational inheritance: Joycean and American ancestry -- The bard of everyday domesticity: John Updike`s song of America -- Transnational paternalisms: Philip Roth`s post-pastoral American epic -- Don DeLillo`s Underworld as recycled American epic.
9780415961134 (hbk.) 0415961130 (hbk.) 9780203889534 (ebk.) 0203889533 (ebk.)
Updike, John.
Roth, Philip.
DeLillo, Don.
Epic literature, American--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Literature and history--History--United States--20th century.
United States--In literature.
The quest for epic in contemporary American fiction : John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo / Catherine Morley. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - viii, 218 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge transnational perspectives on American literature ; 8 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-210) and index.
Theoretical and generic considerations -- A transnational inheritance: Joycean and American ancestry -- The bard of everyday domesticity: John Updike`s song of America -- Transnational paternalisms: Philip Roth`s post-pastoral American epic -- Don DeLillo`s Underworld as recycled American epic.
9780415961134 (hbk.) 0415961130 (hbk.) 9780203889534 (ebk.) 0203889533 (ebk.)
Updike, John.
Roth, Philip.
DeLillo, Don.
Epic literature, American--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Literature and history--History--United States--20th century.
United States--In literature.
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