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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1983
Description
The existential philosophy of the post-war period is reflected in Shirley Jackson's last novels. The Sundial mirrors the anguish and intellectual alienation of a family trying to come to terms with the annihilation of their world. The Hunting of Hill House deals with the forlornness and emotional alienation that result from the discovery that man is completely alone because there is no God. We Have Always Lived in a Castle is concerned with the psychological alienation and despair that arise from the realization that the potential for happiness is limited by man's self-destructive tendencies. Examined together, these novels present an existential viewpoint that corresponds to the turmoil of the post-war world.
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78 p.
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Identifier
14178
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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1983.
Date Backup
1983
Date Text
1983
Date Issued (EDTF)
1983
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FAU
FAU
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FADT14178
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monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of English
Person Preferred Name
ARGENZIANO, GUY A.
Graduate College
Physical Description
78 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
EXISTENTIALISM IN SHIRLEY JACKSON'S LAST NOVELS
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Origin Information
1983
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
EXISTENTIALISM IN SHIRLEY JACKSON'S LAST NOVELS
Other Title Info
EXISTENTIALISM IN SHIRLEY JACKSON'S LAST NOVELS