Pastoral, Identity, and Memory in the Works of John Banville:

John Banville's works waver indecisively between modernism and postmodernism. This study offers a hitherto unexplored vista on his works and argues that Banville is a post-/modern pastoralist. The pastoral lens opens new vistas to Banville's central concerns: the collusion of ethics and ae...

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1. Verfasser: Myers, Alexander G.Z (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tübingen A. Francke Verlag 2018
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Schriftenreihe:Schweizer Anglistische Arbeiten (SAA) 144
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Zusammenfassung:John Banville's works waver indecisively between modernism and postmodernism. This study offers a hitherto unexplored vista on his works and argues that Banville is a post-/modern pastoralist. The pastoral lens opens new vistas to Banville's central concerns: the collusion of ethics and aesthetics, self-identification in narrative, and the topography of the troubled mind. Banville's characters harbour an Arcadia of the unconscious conditioned by a subtext of nostalgia. Caught in a crisis, his characters explore, subvert and transform the pastoral mode into an ambiguous quest for a stable self
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (223 Seiten)
ISBN:9783772056475
DOI:10.2357/9783772056475

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