The Vitality of Allegory: Figural Narrative in Modern and Contemporary Fiction 9780814256497

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Автор: Johnson Gary
Название: The Vitality of Allegory: Figural Narrative in Modern and Contemporary Fiction
ISBN: 9780814256497
Издательство: Ohio State University Press
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Литература: история и критика

ISBN-10: 081425649X
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 252
Вес: 0.37 кг.
Дата издания: 21.07.2020
Язык: English
Размер: 22.91 x 15.19 x 1.45 cm
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: Figural narrative in modern and contemporary fiction
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: In The Vitality of Allegory Gary Johnson argues that the rumors of allegorys 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 allegorical narratives have become relatively rare, allegory itself remains a vibrant presence in the ongoing life of the novel, a presence that can manifest itself in a variety of ways. Working from the premise that conventional conceptions of allegory have been inadequate, Johnson takes a rhetorical approach, defining allegory as the transformation of some phenomenon into a figural narrative for some larger purpose. This reconception allows us to recognize that allegory can govern a whole narrative-and can do so strongly or weakly-or be an embedded part or a thematic subject of a narrative and that it can even be used ironically. By developing these theoretical points through careful and insightful analysis of works such as Jacksons The Lottery, Orwells Animal Farm, Kafkas The Metamorphosis and The Trial, Achebes Things Fall Apart, Roths American Pastoral, Manns Death in Venice, Coetzees Elizabeth Costello, and several works by John Barth, Johnson himself transforms our understanding of allegory and of the history of the modern and contemporary novel.

The Vitality of Allegory: Figural Narrative in Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Johnson Gary