The tragic comedians: seven modern British novelists.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1963
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliography.
Table of contents: title: Some premises.; title: Family reunions: E. M. Forster.; title: The appeal to grandfathers: Aldous Huxley.; title: Stylized rebellion: Evelyn Waugh.; title: Paradoxes of pleasure-and-pain: Henry Green.; title: Directed restlessness: Joyce Cary.; title: The unconfident confidence man.; title: Games of apprehension: L. P. Hartley.; title: The uses of polite surprise: Anthony Powell.; title: A summary history.