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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787482503321

Titolo

William Golding : some critical considerations / / edited by Jack I. Biles & Robert O. Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1978

©1978

ISBN

0-8131-8186-0

0-8131-6212-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Disciplina

823/.9/14

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; IS GOLDING'S THEOLOGY CHRISTIAN?; GOLDING'S EXISTENTIAL VISION; GOLDING AND THE LANGUAGE OF CALIBAN; THE BRASS BUTTERFLY: FORMULA FOR SLOW CHANGE; RHYTHM AND EXPANSION IN LORD OF THE FLIES; THE INHERITORS: SOME INVERSIONS; THE MISCASTING OF PINCHER MARTIN; FREE FALL: GOLDING'S MODERN NOVEL; THE SPIRE: THE IMAGE OF THE BOOK; THE SPIRE: A SYMBOLIC ANALYSIS; THE PYRAMID AND COMIC SOCIAL FICTION; THE SCORPION GOD: CLARITY, TECHNIQUE, AND COMMUNICATION; LORD OF THE FLIES: THE CRITICAL QUEST

WILLIAM GOLDING: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCESCONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

<P>In  <I>William Golding: Some Critical Considerations</I>, fourteen scholars assess various aspects of the Nobel Prize-winning author's writings. Their essays include criticism of individual works, discussion of major themes and technical considerations, and bibliographical studies. Separately, the essays help us understand the intricacies and impact of Golding's art; together they show the breadth of his purpose.</P>