Cover Image

The dungeon of the heart : human isolation and the American novel /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bowden, Edwin T.
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Macmillan, ©1961.
Edition:Macmillan pbk. ed.
Subjects:
American fiction > History and criticism.
Social isolation in literature.
Roman américain > Histoire et critique.
Isolement social dans la littérature.
American fiction.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction: Sweet and delightful society
  • The frontier isolation
  • The mighty individual
  • The commonplace and the grotesque
  • Conclusion: The Monkey-rope; Herman Melville, Moby Dick.