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Ennobling the Trivial by Margit Speiser (Paperback, 2008)

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Sontag's perception of herself as primarily a fiction writer is contrasted sharply with her fame as a celebrity literary critic and essay writer. Her first essay collection Against Interpretation (1966) established her work as a critic and became a model of her idiomatic prose style. Sontag's idea of the novel as a form of art which people with serious and sophisticated taste in the other arts can take seriously inspired the author, Margit Speiser, to more closely examine The Volcano Lover, the third of Sontag's four novels, a remake of the multiply recycled story of the tria juncta in uno - Sir William Hamilton, Emma Hamilton, and Admiral Lord Nelson. Love stories and romances are generally considered by critics and scholars to be trivial/light/debased fiction. How did Sontag ennoble her love story, make it look more academic, to capture their attention with a mere romance? Based on this central question, the author analyzed the text with a view to literary genres, narrative strategies, writing techniques, and gender aspects. This book is aimed at high school students and university undergraduates, but could also be of interest for readers of contemporary literature.

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Publisher
Vdm Verlag Dr. Müller E.K.
ISBN-13
9783639024944
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19049029708

Product Key Features

Book Title
Ennobling the Trivial
Author
Margit Speiser
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literary Theory
Publication Year
2008
Number of Pages
112 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
159g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Margit Speiser
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany

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