The status of metaphor in (de)constructing historical master-narratives in the novels of Julian Barnes and Graham Swift and Kazuo Ishiguro

by Daria Przybyla

Master's Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: A, University of Silesia, language: English, abstract: The following thesis consists in an attempt at synthesising several problems connected with narrating historical representations by means of metaphors. It examines the functions metaphorical narratives may attend in order to (de)construct historical identities as well as the places metaphors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3638739074
• ISBN13: 9783638739078
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"