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Author:

Hauck, Richard Boyd, 1936-

Title:

A cheerful nihilism; confidence and "the absurd" in American humorous fiction.

Publisher:

Indiana University Press

Copyright Date:

1971

Description:

xiv, 269 p. 25 cm.

Subject:

Humorous stories, American--History and criticism.
Nihilism (Philosophy) in literature.
Absurd (Philosophy) in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

8. The giggle in the jungle. Sisyphus and absurd creation -- The absurd view and American humor -- 2. Faith and confidence: American solutions: Conscious and unconscious absurdity -- Puritan perplexity in action -- Jonathan Edwards: the solution of being -- Benjamin Franklin: man of confidence, confidence man -- 3. From the absurd frontier: The Native American absurdist -- The teller in the tall tale -- Biters and biters bit -- 4. The descent to faith: Herman Melville: Captain Cook's toe and other jolly puzzles -- Queequeg's coffin -- The confidence of The confidence-man -- The jokes in Billy Budd -- 5. The prisoner at the window: Mark Twain: A high and dangerous view -- The innocent absurdist -- The failure of absurd creation -- Tragedy traps -- 6. The prime maniacal risibility: William Faulkner: Inventing enough stuff -- Snopes was here -- The savage caricaturist -- 7. The fruitful fruitless odysseys: John Barth: Odyssey in the funhouse -- Mythotherpay -- Epic circles -- 8. A heritage of corpses: Creation on the run -- The giggle in the jungle.

ISBN:

9780253313454
0253313457

LCCN:

79135007

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)