Showing papers in "Critique-studies in Contemporary Fiction in 1975"
TL;DR: The Arbitrary Cycle of Slaughterhouse-Five as mentioned in this paper is a collection of five books about the Slaughter House-Five Cycle of Five. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 55-67.
Abstract: (1975). The Arbitrary Cycle of Slaughterhouse-Five. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 55-67.
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TL;DR: The Summer Before the Dark as mentioned in this paper is an example of a novel based on Lessing's The Summer before the Dark, which is a novel with a similar spirit to our own.
Abstract: (1975). Dream and Action in Lessing’s The Summer Before the Dark. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 107-120.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss death and black humor in contemporary fiction, focusing on the death of a character in the book "The Death and Black Humor" (1975).
Abstract: (1975). Death and Black Humor. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 5-40.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the origins of black humor and the American origins of Black Humor, and present a collection of essays about nightwood and its connections to black humor.
Abstract: (1975). Djuna Barnes’ Nightwood and the American Origins of Black Humor. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 41-54.
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TL;DR: Barth and Lacan as mentioned in this paper discuss the relationship between literature and contemporary fiction, and present a survey of the literature of contemporary fiction and its connections to the present paper. pp. 69-77
Abstract: (1975). Barth and Lacan. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 69-77.
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TL;DR: Barthelme as discussed by the authors described Barthelme's Snow White as "a kind of fairy tale" and "a fairy tale of love and death". But this is not a fairy tale.
Abstract: (1975). Barthelme’s Snow White. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 19-32.
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TL;DR: The Book of Daniel as mentioned in this paper ) is a novel by Doctorow, with a focus on the book of Daniel and its relationship to contemporary fiction. But it suffers from Alienation and Analysis.
Abstract: (1975). Alienation and Analysis in Doctorow’s The Book of Daniel. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 101-110.
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