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Seaing Through the Past: Postmodern Histories and the Maritime Metaphor in Contemporary Anglophone Fiction

Joanna Rostek

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Description:From Daniel Defoe to Joseph Conrad, from Virginia Woolf to Derek Walcott, the sea has always been an inspiring setting and a powerful symbol for generations of British and Anglophone writers. "Seaing through the Past" is the first study to explicitly address the enduring relevance of the maritime metaphor in contemporary Anglophone fiction through in-depth readings of fourteen influential and acclaimed novels published in the course of the last three decades. The book trenchantly argues that in contemporary fiction, maritime imagery gives expression to postmodernisms troubled relationship with historical knowledge, as theorised by Hayden White, Linda Hutcheon, and others. The texts in question are interpreted against the backdrop of four aspects of metahistorical problematisation. Thus, among others, Iris Murdochs "The Sea, the Sea "(1978) is read in the context of auto/biographical writing, John Banvilles "The Sea "(2005) as a narrative of personal trauma, Julian Barness "A History of the World in 101/2 Chapters "(1989) as investigating the connection between discourses of origin and the politics of power, and Fred DAguiars "Feeding the Ghosts "(1997) as opening up a postcolonial perspective on the sea and history. Persuasive and topical, "Seaing through the Past "offers a compelling guide to the literary oceans of today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Seaing Through the Past: Postmodern Histories and the Maritime Metaphor in Contemporary Anglophone Fiction. To get started finding Seaing Through the Past: Postmodern Histories and the Maritime Metaphor in Contemporary Anglophone Fiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 358

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Editions Rodopi

Release: 2011

ISBN: 1283250497

Description: From Daniel Defoe to Joseph Conrad, from Virginia Woolf to Derek Walcott, the sea has always been an inspiring setting and a powerful symbol for generations of British and Anglophone writers. "Seaing through the Past" is the first study to explicitly address the enduring relevance of the maritime metaphor in contemporary Anglophone fiction through in-depth readings of fourteen influential and acclaimed novels published in the course of the last three decades. The book trenchantly argues that in contemporary fiction, maritime imagery gives expression to postmodernisms troubled relationship with historical knowledge, as theorised by Hayden White, Linda Hutcheon, and others. The texts in question are interpreted against the backdrop of four aspects of metahistorical problematisation. Thus, among others, Iris Murdochs "The Sea, the Sea "(1978) is read in the context of auto/biographical writing, John Banvilles "The Sea "(2005) as a narrative of personal trauma, Julian Barness "A History of the World in 101/2 Chapters "(1989) as investigating the connection between discourses of origin and the politics of power, and Fred DAguiars "Feeding the Ghosts "(1997) as opening up a postcolonial perspective on the sea and history. Persuasive and topical, "Seaing through the Past "offers a compelling guide to the literary oceans of today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Seaing Through the Past: Postmodern Histories and the Maritime Metaphor in Contemporary Anglophone Fiction. To get started finding Seaing Through the Past: Postmodern Histories and the Maritime Metaphor in Contemporary Anglophone Fiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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