American Tantalus Horizons, Happiness, and the Impossible Pursuits of US Literature and Culture |
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Author:
| Warnes, Andrew |
ISBN: | 978-1-62356-107-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $160.00USD $160.00 |
Book Description:
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Shows that tantalisation--the pursuit of objects that recede from all attempts to reach them--preoccupies much modern US fiction, and investigates the reasons behind this fascination.
Shows that tantalisation--the pursuit of objects that recede from all attempts to reach them--preoccupies much modern US fiction, and investigates the reasons behind this fascination.