“Isn’t the Place Only Ruins and Vacancies Now”: Reconstructions in Jane Urquhart’s A Map of Glass (2005)
Jane Urquhart’s A Map of Glass hinges on reconstructions which are informed by the characters’ sense of depredation and dereliction when faced with places which are but “ruins and vacancies.” This paper proposes to analyse such reconstructions as providing the groundwork for a reflection which attem...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2019
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | Jane Urquhart’s A Map of Glass hinges on reconstructions which are informed by the characters’ sense of depredation and dereliction when faced with places which are but “ruins and vacancies.” This paper proposes to analyse such reconstructions as providing the groundwork for a reflection which attempts to puzzle out the intricate issues of place, land, inheritance, belonging and memory. |
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