Henry Miller Travels in Greece.

Through an examination of Henry Miller’s account of his journey to Greece in 1939, as expressed in his travel book The Colossus of Maroussi, this article examines the image of this country his writing presents. Miller’s description of people, places, and environment is infused with a mystical, spiri...

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Publicado en:Journeys Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 65 - 82
Autor principal: Sotiropoulos, Leonidas
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Berghahn Books Dec2017
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