John Barth The Comic Sublimity of Paradox

Tharpe, Jac

ISBN 10: 0809307022 / ISBN 13: 9780809307029

Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 1974

Cloth covered boards with slightly bumped corners. Original DJ wrapped in protective plastic sheath. Binding sound. Some underlining and marginalia in pencil. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. ; 8.30 X 5.10 X 0.80 inches; 148 pages. Seller Inventory # 7163

Synopsis:

John Barth is an amazingly versatile nov­elist who has attempted every imaginable fictional genre from word games to a tale told by a computer. Jac Tharpe’s brilliant analysis is the first and only comprehen­sive study to date to attempt to chart Barth’s philosophical, comic, and stylistic development.

 

Ranging through the entire corpus of Barth’s work?The Floating Opera, The End of the Road, The Sot-Weed Factor, Giles Goat-Boy, Lost in the Funhouse, and Chimera?Tharpe assesses Barth’s achievement as a completely intellectual yet marvelously carnal comic writer. Es­pecially valuable is his investigation of Barth’s language and artistic technique.

About the Author:

Jac Tharpe is Honors Professor of Eng­lish at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Bibliographic Details

Title: John Barth The Comic Sublimity of Paradox
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Publication Date: 1974
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+