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BL
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1009700
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b764070
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| Main Entry
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Simmons, David,1979-
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| Title & Author
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The anti-hero in the American novel : : from Joseph Heller to Kurt Vonnegut /\ David Simmons.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2008.
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| Series Statement
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American literature readings in the 21st century
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| Page. NO
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xi, 200 pages ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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0230603238
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: 1137473258
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: 1349371521
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: 9780230603233
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: 9781137473257
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: 9781349371525
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index.
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| Contents
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The rebel with a cause? the anti-heroic figure in American fiction of the 1960s -- Individualism and the anti-capitalist, anti-heroic figure in American fiction of the 1960s -- The outlaw returns : the cowboy in American fiction of the 1960s -- Sinner or saint? the anti-hero as Christ figure in the American novel of the 1960s.
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| Abstract
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"The Anti-Hero in the American Novel rereads major texts of the 1960s such a Catch-22, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Slaughterhouse-Five to offer an innovative re-evaluation of a set of canonical novels know for their depictions of dissident individuals opposed to the ideological mores of the establishment. Simmons explores the anti-heroic subversions of the main figures in these novels and compares them with the previous heroic conventions such as the entrepreneurial individual, the cowboy, and the Christ figure. This book moves beyond entrenched post-modern and post-structural interpretations towards an appraisal which emphasizes the specifically humanist and idealist elements of these works, and in the process reasserts the important social impetus that lies behind them."--Jacket.
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American fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Antiheroes in literature.
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American fiction.
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Amerikanska romaner-- 1900-talet.
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Antiheld
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Antiheld-- Motiv-- Drama-- amerikanisches.
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Antiheroes in literature.
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Antihéros-- Dans la littérature.
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Drama-- amerikanisches-- Motiv-- Antiheld.
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Roman américain-- 20e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
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Roman
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Roman.
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USA
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.5409352
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| LC Classification
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PS374.A57S56 2008
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| NLM classification
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Geq.01kssb/8
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HU 1819rvk
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