Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (Book Analysis)
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful discussion of the historical context in which it was written. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 44-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Henry Miller
- Presentation of Tropic of Cancer
- Summary of Tropic of Cancer
- Character study
- Henry Miller
- Van Norden
- Carl
- Mona
- Analysis of Tropic of Cancer
- Paris
- Time and timelessness
- Historical context
- Sex, ecstasy and philosophy
About Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer is Henry Miller’s account of his time living in Paris during the interwar period. This was a time of rapid social and technological change, but the after-effects of the First World War and the Great Depression had plunged much of the continent into poverty. In Paris, Miller sees both excitement and potential, and degeneracy and decay, a “cancer” that is corrupting humanity. The novel’s allegedly “pornographic” content meant that it was banned from publication in the US until 1961, but it was championed by George Orwell in his famous 1940 essay Inside the Whale and is now seen as one of the most influential books of the 20th century.
About Henry Miller
Henry Miller was an American writer who is best known for his 1934 novel Tropic of Cancer. He was born in New York in 1890 but left America to focus on his career as a writer, moving to Paris, then Greece, before settling in California, where he would remain until his death in 1980. His novels are often highly autobiographical, experimental and sexually explicit, which made many of them controversial during his lifetime. However, he is now recognised as one of the most significant American authors of the 20th century, and has been a major influence on numerous later writers.
Product details
ISBN | 9782808019118 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 44 |
File size | 2.1 MB |