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Page 63
There are no norms or shared values in the Human Condition; man is basically
alone, living in a problematical relation with his fellow men, and at odds with
society and his physical environment. The author cannot merely accept life; he
must ...
There are no norms or shared values in the Human Condition; man is basically
alone, living in a problematical relation with his fellow men, and at odds with
society and his physical environment. The author cannot merely accept life; he
must ...
Page 98
A little later in W. we are introduced to Fergus Mixolydian, reputedly the laziest
living being in New York, who has a special switch to turn his television set off,
worked by electrodes fixed to his arm, which operates when he falls asleep: '
Fergus ...
A little later in W. we are introduced to Fergus Mixolydian, reputedly the laziest
living being in New York, who has a special switch to turn his television set off,
worked by electrodes fixed to his arm, which operates when he falls asleep: '
Fergus ...
Page 157
... source of renewed hope and affirmation in living' and 'a sadly needed
testimony to the endurance of the human spirit'. “And all this, Bernard reflected
with amusement, proceeded from an irrational preoccupation with evil that was
probably ...
... source of renewed hope and affirmation in living' and 'a sadly needed
testimony to the endurance of the human spirit'. “And all this, Bernard reflected
with amusement, proceeded from an irrational preoccupation with evil that was
probably ...
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Contents
preface | 7 |
The Novel No Longer Novel | 11 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Situation of the Novel Critical essays in modern literature, ISSN 0070-153X |
| Author | Bernard Bergonzi |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0822932148, 9780822932147 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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