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New World Myth

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In this comparative study of six Canadian novels Marie Vautier examines reworkings of myth in the postcolonial context. While myths are frequently used in literature as transhistorical master narra...
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  • 06 January 1998
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There is an emphasis on de-constructing, de-centring, de-stabilizing, and especially de-mythologizing in the study that illustrates New World myth narrators questioning the past in the present and carrying out their original investigations of myth, place, and identity. Underlining the fact that political realities are encoded in the language and narrative of the works, Vautier argues that the reworkings of literary, religious, and historical myths and political ideologies in these novels are grounded in their shared situation of being in and of the New World.
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Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date: 06 January 1998
ISBN: 9780773566880
Format: eBook
BISACs: LITERARY CRITICISM / Canadian
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"A serious advance in research in the field. Vautier's argument is impeccably developed and her style is clear and engaging. She displays an excellent grasp of both the larger theoretical contexts and the details of textual craft in the books she considers. I found it most enjoyable and interesting to read." Diana Brydon, Department of English, University of Guelph