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CHAPTER TWO: The Mythomaniac Narrator and the Longing for the Sublime

Gian Biagio Conte

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents V
Preface VII
CHAPTER ONE: The Mythomaniac Narrator and the Hidden Author 1
CHAPTER TWO: The Mythomaniac Narrator and the Longing for the Sublime 37
CHAPTER THREE: The Deceptiveness of Myth 73
CHAPTER FOUR: Sex, Food, and Money 104
CHAPTER FIVE: The Quest f o r a Genre (or Chasing Will o' the Wisps?) 140
CHAPTER SIX: Realism and Irony 171
Abbreviations 195
Bibliography 201
General Index 215
Index Locorum 221

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents V
Preface VII
CHAPTER ONE: The Mythomaniac Narrator and the Hidden Author 1
CHAPTER TWO: The Mythomaniac Narrator and the Longing for the Sublime 37
CHAPTER THREE: The Deceptiveness of Myth 73
CHAPTER FOUR: Sex, Food, and Money 104
CHAPTER FIVE: The Quest f o r a Genre (or Chasing Will o' the Wisps?) 140
CHAPTER SIX: Realism and Irony 171
Abbreviations 195
Bibliography 201
General Index 215
Index Locorum 221

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