The Emergence of the Grotesque Hero in the Contemporary American Novel, 1919-1972
This study shows how the Grotesque Hero evolves from the grotesque victim in selected American novels from 1919 to 1972. In these novels, contradictory forces create a cultural dilemma. When a character is especially vulnerable to that dilemma, he becomes caught and twisted into a grotesque victim....
Main Author: | Reed, Max R. |
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Other Authors: | Hughes, Robert L. |
Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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North Texas State University
1976
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Online Access: | https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663136/ |
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