Search for dissertations about: "Jane Smiley"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Jane Smiley.

2. 1. Appropriations of Shakespeare's King Lear in Three Modern North American Novels

   Author : Anna Lindhé; Engelska; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Appropriation in literature; appropriation of Shakespeare; ethics and literature; Harold Bloom; Jane Smiley; Anne Tyler; Margaret Atwood; A Thousand Acres; Ladder of Years; Cat s Eye; King Lear;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the creative appropriation of Shakespeare in theory and practice. It is based on close readings of King Lear alongside three appropriations of the play in works of fiction by three North American women writers: Jane Smiley, Anne Tyler, and Margaret Atwood. The aim is to demonstrate how a ‘palimpsestic’ reading, i.e. READ MORE