Lawrence Durrell's Major Novels, Or, The Kingdom of the Imagination

Lawrence Durrell's Major Novels, Or, The Kingdom of the Imagination
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Publisher : Susquehanna University Press
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 0945636997
ISBN-13 : 9780945636991
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Book Synopsis Lawrence Durrell's Major Novels, Or, The Kingdom of the Imagination by : Donald P. Kaczvinsky

Download or read book Lawrence Durrell's Major Novels, Or, The Kingdom of the Imagination written by Donald P. Kaczvinsky and published by Susquehanna University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through his use of Gnostic beliefs, Durrell destabilizes our notions of the "real" and suggests that the civilization to emerge out of the ruins of a devastated Europe will not be Christian, but Quincunxial. Durrell's aesthetic and thematic concerns establish him as a significant, indeed central, voice in twentieth-century British literature. His career, which spans over five decades, links the British High Modernists with the Postmodernists.


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