Against skeptics, Manniste argues that Miller does indeed have a philosophy of his own, which underpins most of his texts. It is demonstrated that this philosophy, as a metaphysical sense of life, forms a system the understanding of which is necessary to adequately explain even …
Killing the Buddha examines the influence of Zen Buddhism throughout Henry Miller's life and work, specifically charting the evolution of key Buddhist concepts through close readings of his novels, letters and pamphlets.
Killing the Buddha examines the influence of Zen Buddhism throughout Henry Miller's life and work, specifically charting the evolution of key Buddhist concepts through close readings of his novels, letters and pamphlets.
Killing the Buddha examines the influence of Zen Buddhism throughout Henry Miller's life and work, specifically charting the evolution of key Buddhist concepts through close readings of his novels, letters and pamphlets.
The phrase cinematic fiction' has now been generally accepted into critical discourse, but is usually applied to post-war novels. This book asks a simple question: given their fascination with the new medium of film, did American novelists attempt to apply cinematic methods in t…
"At first glance, the works of Fedor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) do not appear to have much in common with those of the controversial American writer Henry Miller (1891-1980). However, the influencer of Dostoevsky on Miller was, in fact, enormous and shaped the latter's view of the w…