Between illusionism and anti-illusionism : self-reflexivity in the chosen novels of J. M. Coetzee / Marek Pawlicki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pawlicki, Marek, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coetzee, J. M., 1940-.

Coetzee, J. M.

Coetzee, J. M., 1940---Criticism and interpretation.

Self-perception.

Self-perception in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Between Illusionism and Anti-Illusionism: Self-Reflexivity in the Chosen Novels of J. M. Coetzee takes as its premise J. M. Coetzee's distinction between ""illusionism"" and ""anti-illusionism"": the realist and the self-reflexive traditions in prose fiction. The aim of this critical study is to demonstrate that these two traditions are not opposed, but rather complementary to each other, and enrich the novel as a genre. Based on Marek Pawlicki's doctoral thesis, the book is a detailed analysis o...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CONCLUSION; WORKS CITED; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 13, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6347-5

OCLC:

883570791