Selves at Risk
Patterns of Quest in Contemporary American Letters
Published on 30. December 1989
Book
Hardback
246 pages
978-0-299-12370-3 (ISBN)
Description
An analysis of quests in contemporary American letters, fiction and non-fiction and about contemporary reality. The book explores general issues about quest, reviews work in fiction and non-fiction that define and develop the idea of quest.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-299-12370-3 (9780299123703)
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Ihab Hassan (1925-2015) was emeritus Vilas Professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and author of more than 300 articles and reviews and of numerous books including The Postmodern Turn: Essays in Postmodern Theory and Culture.