The Emergence of the Grotesque Hero in the Contemporary American Novel, 1919-1972
Description:
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. The Grotesque Hero finds a solution to the dilemma, not by escaping his grotesque victimization, but by accepting it and making it work for him. The novels paired according to a particular contradict…
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Date:
May 1976
Creator:
Reed, Max R.
Partner:
UNT Libraries