Saramago´S Labyrinths: A Journey Through Form and Content in Blindness and All the Names
Rhian Atkin
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Description for Saramago´S Labyrinths: A Journey Through Form and Content in Blindness and All the Names
Hardback. Saramago's labyrinths focuses on both the form and the content of Saramago's writing, paying particular attention to Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (Blindness) and Todos os Nomes (All the Names). Series: Durham Modern Language Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Saramago's labyrinths is the first book-length study to focus on the relationship between form and the content in Saramago's writing, paying particular attention to Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (Blindness) and Todos os Nomes (All the Names). Atkin provides a close textual analysis of Blindness and All the Names, and suggests that the labyrinth pervades Saramago's work, both in the form of the text, and as a literary and philosophical trope. She makes clear connections between these novels and Saramago's other literary works, and identifies ways in which Saramago causes the reader to return to and consider the philosophical, epistemological and ... Read more
Saramago's labyrinths is the first book-length study to focus on the relationship between form and the content in Saramago's writing, paying particular attention to Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (Blindness) and Todos os Nomes (All the Names). Atkin provides a close textual analysis of Blindness and All the Names, and suggests that the labyrinth pervades Saramago's work, both in the form of the text, and as a literary and philosophical trope. She makes clear connections between these novels and Saramago's other literary works, and identifies ways in which Saramago causes the reader to return to and consider the philosophical, epistemological and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Durham Modern Languages Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719086304
SKU
V9780719086304
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About Rhian Atkin
Rhian Atkin teaches Portuguese Studies at the University of Liverpool and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. Rhian Atkin teaches Portuguese Studies at the University of Liverpool and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester -- .
Reviews for Saramago´S Labyrinths: A Journey Through Form and Content in Blindness and All the Names
CHOICE Reviews - March 2013 issue, Vol. 50, No. 07 - Recommended