Christopher Isherwood : myth and anti-myth /

Piazza takes a close look at the intensely personal world of Isherwood's nine novels, examining the anti-mythic elements at the foundation of this ironist's oeuvre: the revolt against his mother, the rejection of his hero-father, destroyed by the senseless heoism of the Great War, and Ishe...

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Main Author: Piazza, Paul, 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 1978.
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Summary:Piazza takes a close look at the intensely personal world of Isherwood's nine novels, examining the anti-mythic elements at the foundation of this ironist's oeuvre: the revolt against his mother, the rejection of his hero-father, destroyed by the senseless heoism of the Great War, and Isherwood's homosexual rebellion against the heterosexual dictatorship of the state, the church, the law, and the press.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xii, 245 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index.
ISBN:0231041187
9780231041188