Joanna Gavins
Reading the Absurd
- ISBN 13:
- 9780748670017
- author:
- Joanna Gavins
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 15.49 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Language Arts, Linguistics,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Joanna Gavins challenges traditional scholarship on absurdist literature, focusing instead on the stylistic achievements and discourse features that characterise the genre.
This volume takes an alternative approach to literary criticism, providing a coherent examination of the linguistic features that define absurd prose fiction. By investigating online discussions and debates about the term 'absurd', Gavins seeks to understand its ongoing relevance in the 21st century.
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