The Multiple Meanings of The Cleft (2007) by Doris Lessing
The framing narrative in The Cleft is meant to reveal the work of a fictitious Roman historian attempting to compile written records of oral history about the origins of mankind. Throughout the re-presentation of this prehistoric period piece and as the rewriting process goes along, the anonymous n...
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| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebc, |
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Kieli: | Anglais |
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Études britanniques contemporaines
2018
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| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Yhteenveto: | The framing narrative in The Cleft is meant to reveal the work of a fictitious Roman historian attempting to compile written records of oral history about the origins of mankind. Throughout the re-presentation of this prehistoric period piece and as the rewriting process goes along, the anonymous narrator shows increasing signs of anxiety about how the document might be received by readers. His sole aim being to restore the truth, he wishes to reveal that in the olden days, males were domina... |
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