Sherrill Grace shows how Malcolm Lowryâs theme of a cyclical pattern of initiation, repeated ordeals with failure and retreat, followed by success and development, which in turn gave way to fresh defeat, influenced the structure, narrative style, and the symbolic pattern in his writing. The author also includes an appendix in which she examines the elements of Conrad Aikenâs fiction and prose that had a significant impact on Lowryâs work.
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