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UNINA9910956759703321 |
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Autore |
Davis Todd F. <1965-> |
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Titolo |
Kurt Vonnegut's crusade : or, How a postmodern harlequin preached a new kind of humanism / / Todd F. Davis |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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9780791482131 |
0791482138 |
9781423756132 |
1423756134 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (178 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in postmodern culture |
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Soggetti |
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Science fiction, American - History and criticism |
Postmodernism (Literature) - United States |
Humanism in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-162) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Postmodern (Midwestern) morality : the act of affirming humanity in a screwed-up world -- Searching for answers in the early novels, or, What are we here for anyway? -- Apocalyptic grumbling : postmodern righteousness in the late novels. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Explores the moral and philosophical underpinnings of Vonnegut's work. |
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