Solitude and Its Ambiguities in Modernist Fiction
In this study of solitude in high modernist writing, Edward Engelberg explores the ways in which solitude functions thematically to shape meaning in literary works, as well as what solitude as a condition has contributed to the making of a trope. Selected
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Solitude and Its Ambiguities in Modernist Fiction ~ Edward Engelberg
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SOLITUDE AND ITS AMBIGUITIES IN MODERNIST FICTION
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ISBN 978-1-349-63260-2 ISBN 978-1-137-10598-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-10598-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Engelberg, Edward, 1929Solitude and its ambiguities in modernist fiction/Edward Engelberg. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Fiction-20th century-History and criticism. literature. 3. Modernism (Literature) I. Tide. PN56.S665 E54 2001 809.3'009'04-ds21
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