Jack Kerouac's Duluoz legend the mythic form of an autobiographical fiction / James T. Jones.

"In the only critical examination of all of Jack Kerouac's published prose, James T. Jones turns to Freud to show how the great Beat writer used the Oedipus myth to shape not only his individual works but also the entire body of his writing."--BOOK JACKET. "Like Balzac, Jones exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jones, James T., 1948-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c1999.
Series:	Ebsco e-book purchased.
Subjects:	Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969 > Criticism and interpretation. Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969 > Characters > Duluoz. Psychoanalysis and literature United States > History > 20th century. Autobiographical fiction, American > History and criticism. Oedipus (Greek mythology) in literature. Oedipus complex in literature. Duluoz (Fictitious character) Myth in literature. Self in literature. Beat generation. Electronic resources (E-books) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community. This was purchased from Ebsco with a single user license.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: "The Brothers"
2. Holy Ghosts: Visions of Gerard and Doctor Sax
3. Mystical Revisions: The Town and the City and Vanity of Duluoz
4. The Place Where Three Roads Meet: Pic, On the Road, and Visions of Cody
5. Triangles: Maggie Cassidy, The Subterraneans, and Tristessa
6. Exposed on a Mountaintop: The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels
7. Fragments of a Legend: Lonesome Traveler and Book of Dreams
8. The End of the Road: Big Sur and Satori in Paris
9. Faith and Fate: Poetry, Old Angel Midnight, Pull My Daisy, The Scripture of the Golden Eternity, and Some of the Dharma
10. Conclusion: "Rumbling, Rambling Blues" and "CITYCitycity"

Jack Kerouac's Duluoz legend the mythic form of an autobiographical fiction / James T. Jones.

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