The Sot-Weed Factor
John BarthThis is Barth's most distinguished masterpiece. This modern classic is a hilarious tribute to all the most insidious human vices, with a hero who is "one of the most diverting...to roam the world since Candide" (Time ).
ReviewPicaresque novel by John Barth, originally published in 1960 and revised in 1967. A parody of the historical novel, it is based on and takes its title from a satirical poem published in 1708 by Ebenezer Cooke, who is the protagonist of Barth's work. The novel's black humor is derived from its purposeful misuse of conventional literary devices. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
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Том:
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Година:
1960
Издание:
-
Издателство:
Panther Books
Език:
english
Страници:
795
ISBN 10:
0553234005
ISBN 13:
9780553234008
Серия:
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Файл:
EPUB, 1.18 MB
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english, 1960