The tragic comedians seven modern British novelists
James Hall.
- Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press 1978, c1963.
- viii, 176 p. 23 cm.
Reprint of the ed. published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington. Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [165]-174.
Some premises.--Family reunions: E. M. Forster. --The appeal to grandfathers: Aldous Huxley.--Stylized rebellion: Evelyn Waugh.--Paradoxes of pleasure-and-pain: Henry Green.--Directed restlessness: Joyce Cary.--The unconfident confidence man.--Games of apprehension: L. P. Hartley.--The uses of polite surprise: Anthony Powell.--A summary history.
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English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century