1st Edition
Henry Miller and Narrative Form Constructing the Self, Rejecting Modernity
By James Decker
Copyright 2006
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Spiral Form 2. Brooklyn Dawn Moloch, or This Gentile World Crazy Cock 3. Parisian Tempest Tropic of Cancer Black Spring Tropic of Capricorn 4. Californian Tranquility Sexus Plexus Nexus 5. Conclusion: Reassessing Miller 6. Notes 7. Bibliography 8. Index
Biography
James M. Decker is Associate Professor of English at Illinois Central College, where he teaches a range of literature and writing courses. He is the author of Ideology (2003) and Editor of Nexus: The International Henry Miller Journal.
