The Sotweed Factor John Barth by John Barth 9780553234008, 63b88ea8-8fa6-4c2a-8cd5-e3cf7e6f1cf9, 63B88EA8-8FA6-4C2A-8CD5-E3CF7E6F1CF9 instant download after payment.

This is Barth's most distinguished masterpiece. This modern classic is a hilarious tribute to all the most insidious human vices, with a hero who is "one of the most diverting...to roam the world since Candide" (Time ).ReviewPicaresque novel by John Barth, originally published in 1960 and revised in 1967. A parody of the historical novel, it is based on and takes its title from a satirical poem published in 1708 by Ebenezer Cooke, who is the protagonist of Barth's work. The novel's black humor is derived from its purposeful misuse of conventional literary devices. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of LiteratureFrom the PublisherThis is Barth's most distinguished masterpiece. This modern classic is a hilarious tribute to all the most insidious human vices, with a hero who is "one of the most diverting...to roam the world since Candide" (Time ).