Passage through hell
David L. Pike
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Passage through hell
Published
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pages
292
ISBN-10
0801431638
Description
Taking the culturally resonant motif of the descent to the underworld as his guiding thread. David L. Pike traces the interplay between myth and history in medieval and modernist literature. Passage through Hell suggests new approaches to the practices of comparative literature, and a possible escape from the current morass of competing critical schools and ideologies. Pike's readings of Louis-Ferdinand Celine and Walter Benjamin reveal the tensions at work in the modern appropriation of structures derived from ancient and medieval descents. His book shows how these structures were redefined in modernism and persist in contemporary critical practice. In order to recover the historical corpus of modernism, he asserts, it is necessary to acknowledge the attraction that medieval forms and motifs held for modernist literature and theory. By pairing the writings of the postwar German dramatist and novelist Peter Weiss with Dante's Commedia, and Christine de Pizan with Virginia Woolf, Pike argues for a new level of complexity in the relation between medieval and modern poetics.
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How many pages are in Passage through hell?
This edition of Passage through hell has approximately 292 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Passage through hell?
For most readers, Passage through hell typically takes between 6h 5m and 4h 3m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 73,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 52m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 10 days • Estimated word count: 73,000 words
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What is the word count of Passage through hell?
The estimated word count for Passage through hell is approximately 73,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Passage through hell?
Passage through hell was written by David L. Pike.
When was Passage through hell published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1997. The original work may have been published on a different date.