Rudyard Kipling
Subtitle: hell and heroism
By: William B. Dillingham.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Pessimism in literature.; Courage in literature.
Description: "Rudyard Kipling: Hell and Heroism is an exploration of two fundamental yet greatly neglected aspects of the author's life and writings: his deep-seated pessimism and his complex creed of heroism. The method of the book is both biographical and critical. Biographically, it traces the roots of Kipling's dark worldview and his search for something to believe in, a way of thinking and acting in defiance of life's hellishness."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-362) and index.