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Four contemporary novelists : Angus Wilson, Brian Moore, John Fowles, V.S. Naipaul / Kerry McSweeney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McSweeney, Kerry, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilson, Angus--Criticism and interpretation.
- Wilson, Angus.
- Fowles, John, 1926-2005--Criticism and interpretation.
- Fowles, John.
- Moore, Brian, 1921-1999--Criticism and interpretation.
- Moore, Brian.
- Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932---Criticism and interpretation.
- Naipaul, V. S.
- English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Kingston [Canada] : McGill-Queen's University Press ; London : Scolar Press, 1983.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Four Contemporary Novelists offer accounts of the fiction of Angus Wilson, Brian Moore, John Fowles, and V. S. Naipaul. The author has charted the development of each writer; identified dominant themes, controlling techniques, and informing sensibility; explained what each has tried to accomplish and compare theory to practice; provided an appropriate context for appreciation and evaluation of all parts of each canon; and made qualitative discriminations.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Angus Wilson: Diversity, Depth, and Obsessive Energy
- Brian Moore’s Grammars of the Emotions
- John Fowles’s Variations
- V.S. Naipaul: Clear-Sightedness and Sensibility
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliography and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-85061-X
- 9786612850615
- 0-7735-6085-8
- OCLC:
- 243600759
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