The Sot-Weed Factor - Brossura

Barth, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1903809509 ISBN 13: 9781903809501

Casa editrice: Atlantic Books, 2002

Riassunto

Considered by critics to be Barth's most distinguished masterpiece, The Sot-Weed Factor has acquired the status of a modern classic. Set in the late 1600s, it recounts the widely chaotic odyssey of hapless, ungainly Ebenezer Cooke, sent to the New World to look after his father's tobacco business and to record the struggles of the Maryland colony in an epic poem. On his mission, Cooke experiences capture by pirates and Indians; the loss of his father's estate to roguish impostors; love for a former prostitute; stealthy efforts to rob him of his virginity, which he is (almost) determined to protect; and an extraordinary gallery of treacherous characters who continually switch identities. A hilarious, 'bawdy tribute to all the most insidious human vices, The Sot-Weed Factor has lasting relevance for readers of all times.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1903809509
• ISBN 13: 9781903809501
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 752
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile