Catch-22 - Joseph Heller

by Heller, Joseph; Bloom, Harold

• ISBN13: 9780791096178
• ISBN10: 0791096173
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Joseph Heller's World War II satire Catch-22 poses the moral dilemma of how to remain sane in an insane world. Heller's 1961 novel quickly became a contemporary classic and introduced the phrase "catch-22" into everyday vernacular. This new collection includes a variety of full-length essays on Catch-22, a detailed chronology, and a thorough index, offering an ideal critical companion for readers hoping to broaden their appreciation of Heller's modern masterpiece. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Logic of Survival in a Lunatic World	p. 3
The Catch	p. 9
A New Novel About Old Troubles	p. 13
Joseph Heller's Catch-22: Only Fools Walk in Darkness	p. 21
The Night Journey in Catch-22	p. 29
Catch-22 Revisited	p. 39
The Structure of Joseph Heller's Catch-22	p. 55
Time Structure in Catch-22	p. 67
Catch-22: The Making of a Novel	p. 81
I See Everything Twice!	p. 91
Theme and Structure in Catch-22	p. 99
Spindrift and the Sea: Structural Patterns and Unifying Elements in Catch-22	p. 109
A Special Message to Subscribers, Catch-22	p. 123
The Catch-22 Note Cards	p. 125
Preface to Catch-22	p. 137
Catch-23: With the New Sequel to His Postwar Classic, Is Joseph Heller Cashing In or Cashing Out?	p. 143
Gotterdammerung-22	p. 151
From Avignon to Catch-22	p. 161
A World Worth Laughing At: Catch-22 and the Humor of Black Humor	p. 183
The Early Composition History of Catch-22	p. 195
Looking Back at Catch-22	p. 223
Once More Into the Breach: Joseph Heller Gives Catch-22 a Second Act	p. 233
Joseph Heller's Combat Experiences in Catch-22	p. 245
Chronology	p. 261
Contributors	p. 263
Bibliography	p. 267
Acknowledgments	p. 269
Index	p. 273
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Joseph Heller's World War II satire, Catch-22, poses the moral dilemma of how to remain sane in an insane world. When it was first published in 1961, the novel not only became a modern-day classic, but it also introduced the Catch-22 catchphrase into everyday vernacular. Joseph Heller's Catch-22, New Edition offers a varied selection of full-length essays, a detailed chronology, and a thorough index that provide an ideal critical companion for readers hoping to broaden their appreciation of Heller's modern masterpiece.