02946nam 2200601Ia 450 991045084430332120200520144314.01-283-52860-697866138410561-4039-7868-910.1007/978-1-4039-7868-4(CKB)1000000000342696(SSID)ssj0000283840(PQKBManifestationID)11256020(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283840(PQKBWorkID)10250521(PQKB)11004776(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7868-4(MiAaPQ)EBC308112(Au-PeEL)EBL308112(CaPaEBR)ebr10135458(CaONFJC)MIL384105(OCoLC)560463000(EXLCZ)99100000000034269620041223d2005 uy 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrRudyard Kipling[electronic resource] hell and heroism /William B. Dillingham1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20051 online resource (400 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-349-99960-1 1-4039-6997-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-362) and index.VictorianStudies on theWebCritics Choice!Rudyard Kipling: Hell and Heroism is an exploration of two fundamental yet greatly neglected aspects of the author's life and writings: his deep-seated pessimism and his complex creed of heroism. The method of the book is both biographical and critical. Biographically, it traces the roots of Kipling's dark worldview and his search for something to believe in, a way of thinking and acting in defiance of life's hellishness. There matters were more basic to him than any of his social or political opinions, but this the first full-length study devoted to them. Critically, the book takes a fresh and close look at some of Kipling's most important works. The result challenges long established assumptions and amounts to a major reconsideration of novels like Kim and stories like "Mary Postgate" and "The Gardener." Central in these discussions of individual writings is Kipling's concern with the heroic life, but of equal importance is the analysis and evaluation of them as works of art. Avoiding the tangled and special language of some recent literary theory, this will appeal to a wide audience of those interested in Kipling's mind and art.Pessimism in literatureCourage in literatureElectronic books.Pessimism in literature.Courage in literature.828/.809Dillingham William B547340MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450844303321Rudyard Kipling2454964UNINA