Author: J. Clements
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230353924
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
This book argues that many of the mid-twentieth century's significant novelists were united by a desire to return the increasingly interior novel to ethical engagement. They did not seek morality in society, politics or the individual will, but sought to unveil a transcendent Good by using techniques drawn from the canon of mystical literature