Herman Wouk - The Novelist As Social Historian

Arnold Beichman's comprehensive study of the writings of Herman Wouk, one of America's leading writers, shows how Wouk's plays and novels exemplify an extraordinary and often highly perceptive preoccupation with American society in war and in peace

List of contents

1: Early Influences; 2: A Good Start: Aurora Dawn; 3: Caribbean Carnival: A Tragicomedy; 4: The Boys of Summer; 5: The Caine Mutiny: Authority versus Responsibility; 6: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered: Marjorie Morningstar; 7: Youngblood Hawke: "Young Man from the Provinces"; 8: A Writer and His Ideas; 9: The Greatness: The War Novels; 10: Looking Forward: A Nonconclusion

About the author

Arnold Beichman

Summary

Arnold Beichman's comprehensive study of the writings of Herman Wouk, one of America's leading writers, shows how Wouk's plays and novels exemplify an extraordinary and often highly perceptive preoccupation with American society in war and in peace

Product details

• Authors: Arnold Beichman, Beichman Arnold
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138524811
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52481-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Philosophy, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism