Number and Nightmare, Forms of Fantasy in Contemporary Fiction Tapa dura - 1975

Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books, 1975. S6 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), wrinkling, chipping, a few tears, discoloration and light shelf wear.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Shoe String Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1975 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-Very Good +. 244 pp, credits and acknowledgments, preface, Introduction - The Post-existential World: Image and Counter-Image; Part I. Number: 1. Joseph Heller: At War with Absurdity; 2. John Barth: Imitations of Imitations; 3. James Purdy: Fidelity to Failure; 4. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: The Sirens of Satire. Part II. Nightmare: 5 Anthony Burgess: Double Vision; 6. Iris Murdoch: The Revelation of Reality; 7. William Golding: Islands; Afterthoughts, notes, bibliography, index. First Edition, 1975. " As these novelists go beyond the ideology expressed in the writings of Satre and Camus, the author examines the relation of each to his same past and the fantasy techniques each has created in response to the notion of the absurd dilemma. The novelists of number agree with th e Existentialist premise that man's relationship to his universe is fundamentally absurd; that it is anti-literature,… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.