Hunger and Modern Writing: Melville, Kafka, Hamsun, and Wright

by Daniel Rees

Book Overview

"Hunger is a contentious theme in modernist literature, and this study addresses its relevance in the works of four major American and European writers. Taking an in-depth look at works by Melville, Kafka, Hamsun, and Wright, it argues that hunger is deeply involved with concepts of modernity and modern literature. Exploring how it is bound up with the writer's role in modern society this study draws on two conflicting and complex views of hunger:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013286804
• ISBN13: 9781013286803
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"