Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1. The Young Knight
• 2. The Boss
• 3. Corruption
• 4. The Novel of the Future
• 5. The Role of Woman
• 6. The Southern Politician
• 7. American Fascism
• 8. The Far Right and McCarthyism
• 9. Disillusionment and the Intellectual
• 10. American Politics Abroad
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
  • I. Primary Sources
    • A. The Novels Discussed in This Study
    • B. Related Novels
    • C. Novels Published between 1961 and April, 1965
  • II. Secondary Sources
    • A. Books and Monographs
    • B. Articles in Journals and Books
• Index

About the Author

Joseph Blotner (1923–2012) was Professor of English at the University of Michigan. He wrote major biographies of William Faulkner and Robert Penn Warren.