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The Vitality of Allegory : Figural Narrative in Modern and Contemporary Fiction /

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"In The Vitality of Allegory Gary Johnson argues that the rumors of allegory's death have been greatly exaggerated. Surveying the broad landscape of modern and contemporary narrative fiction, including works from Europe, Africa, and North America, Johnson demonstrates that although wholly...

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Main Author: Johnson, Gary, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Allegory.
Fiction > Themes, motives.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Roman > 20e siecle > Themes, motifs.
Allegorie.
Fiction > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Strong allegory : Shirley Jackson
  • Weak allegory : Kafka and a carrot named Coo
  • Embedded allegory. Independent embedded allegory : Achebe and Kafka ; Dependent embedded allegory : Barth ; Interdependent embedded allegory : Barth and Coetzee
  • Thematic allegory : Roth
  • Ironic allegory : Dante and Mann
  • The presence of allegory : Barth revisited
  • Appendix. "Click" by John Barth.

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