Law, history, and literature as narrative in The sense of an ending / by Samuel C. Kulvete.
| Author/creator |
Kulvete, Samuel C. author. |
| Other author/creator | Douglass, Thomas E. degree supervisor. |
| Other author/creator | East Carolina University. Department of English. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations, Electronic, and Book |
| Publication Info | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2014. |
| Description | 58 pages |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Summary | This thesis explores how Tony Webster constructs personal narrative in The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. Using the work of Hayden White, J. Christopher Rideout, and Frank Kermode as a critical foundation, the paper discusses the intersection of legal, literary, and historical lenses for viewing narration. Of particular interest is "the fantasy space of the trial," a term introduced in this paper that applies to situations in which literary characters imagine themselves in hypothetical courtroom spaces. Barnes' novel also uses correspondence (letters, notes, and e-mails) to create a convergence point for legal, historical, and literary narrative. Law, history, and literature are all constructs receiving social support that provide a method for ordering the difficulties and uncertainties of the human experience. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of English. |
| General note | Advisor: Tom Douglass. |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 20, 2014). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2014. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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