Creating Communities : : Towards a Description of the Mask-function in Literature / / Nourit Melcer-Padon.

How does historical reality interrelate with fiction? And how much are readers themselves involved in the workings of fictional literature? With innovative interpretations of various well-known texts, Nourit Melcer-Padon introduces the use of literary masks and illustrates literature's engageme...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2018 Part 2
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Place / Publishing House:Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Lettre
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Physical Description:1 online resource (220 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword: Literary Masks as Agents of Revelation and Formation of Collective Beliefs
  • Chapter One: The Double Function of Literary Masks
  • Chapter Two: The Creation of Personification Masks
  • Chapter Three: From Theater to Novel: Luigi Pirandello
  • Chapter Four: Patrick White’s Theater
  • Chapter Five: White’s Tour de Force: Memoirs of Many in One
  • Chapter Six: Conclusion
  • Bibliography