The Journey Narrative in American Literature: Patterns and Departures

by Janis P. Stout

Stout identifies five basic, recurring patterns of the journey narrative: exploration and escape; homeseeking; return; heroic quest; and wandering. Discussion of these patterns is based on considerations such as the direction of the journey, its motivation, and reference to historical precedents. Stout considers works that demonstrate the complex and interwoven patterns of the journey narrative. The more complex the work, the more intricately interwoven...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313232350
• ISBN13: 9780313232350
• Release Date: December 1983
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"