Henry Miller and Narrative Form: Constructing the Self, Rejecting Modernity

by James M. Decker

In this bold study James M. Decker argues against the commonly held opinion that Henry Miller's narratives suffer from 'formlessness'. He instead positions Miller as a stylistic pioneer, whose place must be assured in the American literary canon.

From Moloch to Nexus through such widely-read texts as Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, Decker examines what Miller calls his 'spiral form', a radically digressive style that shifts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415360269
• ISBN13: 9780415360265
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.5"