Description
This critical collection from the Modern Critical Interpretations series offers a comprehensive scholarly examination of Kurt Vonnegut's seminal novel Cat's Cradle, bringing together essays from leading literary scholars including Terry Southern, Jerome Klinkowitz, James Lundquist, and others. The essays explore the novel's central themes—including its invented religion of Bokononism, the paradoxes of human awareness and language, and Vonnegut's distinctive use of cosmic irony—while analyzing how the work functions as both dark comedy and profound social commentary. Readers will discover multiple interpretive lenses examining the novel's structure, its engagement with science fiction conventions, and its exploration of meaning-making in an absurd world. This volume provides essential critical context for understanding one of American literature's most influential and provocative works, making it invaluable for students, scholars, and serious readers seeking deeper insight into Vonnegut's masterpiece.
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paperback
Chelsea House Publications
Published Jan 1, 2002
176 pages
ISBN: 9780791071687
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First Published
2002
Language
eng
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