Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / Julia Jordan |
Autore | Jordan Julia, Dr |
Edizione | [Pbk. edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York, : Continuum, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 823/.91409 |
Collana | Continuum literary studies |
Soggetto topico |
English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism
Chance in literature |
ISBN |
1-4725-4230-4
1-282-65501-9 9786612655012 1-4411-0971-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
A fine thing: a history of chance -- Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong: Henry Green and free will in the novel -- I admire the will to welcome everything, the stupid violence of chance: Samuel Beckett and the representation of possibility -- Let's celebrate the accidental: B.S. Johnson, the aleatory and the radical generation -- The incomprehensible operation of grace: mess, contingency, and the example of Iris Murdoch
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A Fine Thing: A History of Chance -- 2. 'Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong': Henry Green and Free Will in the Novel -- 3. 'I admire the will to welcome everything - the stupid violence of chance': Samuel Beckett and the Representation of Possibility -- 4. 'Let's Celebrate the Accidental': B.S. Johnson, the Aleatory and the Radical Generation. -- 5. 'The incomprehensible operation of grace': Mess, Contingency, and the Example of Iris Murdoch. -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458561503321 |
Jordan Julia, Dr | ||
London ; New York, : Continuum, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / Julia Jordan |
Autore | Jordan Julia, Dr |
Edizione | [Pbk. edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York, : Continuum, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 823/.91409 |
Collana | Continuum literary studies |
Soggetto topico |
English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism
Chance in literature |
ISBN |
1-4725-4230-4
1-282-65501-9 9786612655012 1-4411-0971-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
A fine thing: a history of chance -- Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong: Henry Green and free will in the novel -- I admire the will to welcome everything, the stupid violence of chance: Samuel Beckett and the representation of possibility -- Let's celebrate the accidental: B.S. Johnson, the aleatory and the radical generation -- The incomprehensible operation of grace: mess, contingency, and the example of Iris Murdoch
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A Fine Thing: A History of Chance -- 2. 'Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong': Henry Green and Free Will in the Novel -- 3. 'I admire the will to welcome everything - the stupid violence of chance': Samuel Beckett and the Representation of Possibility -- 4. 'Let's Celebrate the Accidental': B.S. Johnson, the Aleatory and the Radical Generation. -- 5. 'The incomprehensible operation of grace': Mess, Contingency, and the Example of Iris Murdoch. -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784944103321 |
Jordan Julia, Dr | ||
London ; New York, : Continuum, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / Julia Jordan |
Autore | Jordan Julia, Dr |
Edizione | [Pbk. edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New York, : Continuum, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 823/.91409 |
Collana | Continuum literary studies |
Soggetto topico |
English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism
Chance in literature |
ISBN |
1-4725-4230-4
1-282-65501-9 9786612655012 1-4411-0971-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
A fine thing: a history of chance -- Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong: Henry Green and free will in the novel -- I admire the will to welcome everything, the stupid violence of chance: Samuel Beckett and the representation of possibility -- Let's celebrate the accidental: B.S. Johnson, the aleatory and the radical generation -- The incomprehensible operation of grace: mess, contingency, and the example of Iris Murdoch
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A Fine Thing: A History of Chance -- 2. 'Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong': Henry Green and Free Will in the Novel -- 3. 'I admire the will to welcome everything - the stupid violence of chance': Samuel Beckett and the Representation of Possibility -- 4. 'Let's Celebrate the Accidental': B.S. Johnson, the Aleatory and the Radical Generation. -- 5. 'The incomprehensible operation of grace': Mess, Contingency, and the Example of Iris Murdoch. -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828578403321 |
Jordan Julia, Dr | ||
London ; New York, : Continuum, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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