Puzzles and Epiphanies (Routledge Revivals)

<p>This book, first published in 1962, is a collection of twenty-four essays written by Frank Kermode between 1958 and early 1961, and are all concerned with criticism and fiction. <i>Puzzles and Epiphanies: Essays and Reviews 1958-1961</i> includes essays on the works of James Joyce, William Golding, E. M. Forster, and J. D. Salinger, amongst many others. This book is ideal for students of literature. </p> <p>Preface; 1. Poet and Dancer before Diaghilev 2. On David Jones 3. The Myth-Kitty 4. Hunter and Shaman 5. Counter-Revolution 6. Second Nature (<i>Paul Valéry</i>) 7. Edmund Wilson and Mario Praz 8. Northrop Frye 9. Sillies 10. The One Orderly Product (<i>E. M. Forster</i>) 11. Puzzles and Epiphanies (<i>James Joyce</i>) 12. A Short View of Musil 13. Pasternak 14. The Interpretation of the Times (<i>Christopher Isherwoord and Anthony Powell</i>) 15. Old Orders Changing (<i>Allen Tate and Giuseppe di Lampedusa</i>) 16. Henry Miller and John Betjeman 17. Beckett, Snow, and Pure Poverty 18. Mr. Waugh’s Cities 19. Mr. Greene’s Eggs and Crosses 20. Fit Audience (<i>J. D. Salinger</i>) 21. Mr. Wilson’s People 22. William Golding 23. Durrell and Others 24. Nabokov’s <i>Bend Sinister </i></p>