151 research outputs found
A self-conscious Kurt Vonnegut: an analysis of Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions
No full textThe works of Kurt Vonnegut stand as seminal in the American literary canon. Looking at three of his most influential novels, namely Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions, this study aims to better understand the mechanisms which inform his fiction. Working chronologically through the novels, the study examines historical context, narrative technique, theoretical underpinnings and the social critique of each novel. Guided by an idea of the postmodern novel the study examines how these elements interact, concluding that by way of what may be considered "simple" yet self-conscious metafiction and prose as well as variations in narrative technique, Vonnegut is able to more accurately convey his opinions on the American situation as well as demonstrate his stance on the role of fiction and the writer in contemporary society. The study also considers closely the role of the reader and the author/reader/text relationship
Perceptions of power in the contemporary american novel
Get PDFTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, 1996.Este estudo tenta delinear como o poder - tanto institutional quanto representacional - é percebido na ficção norte-americana do período pós-guerra até o presente. O trabalho examina romancistas representativos e analisa uma série de trabalhos individuais dentro de seu conteúdo histórico. Na primeira parte, teorias sócio-políticas sobre o poder fornecem o suporte teórico para detectar como o poder é visto nos romances. A segunda parte discute o romance político pós-guerra, Gore Vidal e Norman Mailer, entre outros. Constata-se que uma percepção de poder Weberiana (adversarial) de poder por parte dos romancistas da segunda parte é substuída por uma visão Foucaltiana (poder insidiosamente filtrado) por parte dos romancistas da terceira parte, o que corresponde a transformação da sociedade contemporânea, sua política e cultura no capitalismo multinacional, durante e depois dos anos 60
The art of existentialism: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer and the American existential tradition
Get PDFThe purpose of my research is to examine the philosophic influences on three literary works: F. Scott Fitzgerald\u27s The Great Gatsby, Ernest Hemingway\u27s Death in the Afternoon, and Norman Mailer\u27s An American Dream. Through an investigation of biographical, historical, cultural, and textual evidence, I will argue for the influence of several European philosophers---Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, and Martin Heidegger---on these authors and on the structures and messages of their works. I will discuss how the specific works I have selected not only reveal each author\u27s apt understanding of the existential-philosophical crises facing the individual in the twentieth century, but also reveal these authors\u27 attempt to disseminate philosophic instruction on the art of living to their post-war American readers. I will argue that Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Mailer address what they see as the universal philosophical crises of their generations in the form of literary art by appropriating and translating the existential concerns of existence to American interests and concerns. I will argue that Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Mailer\u27s emphasis on the individual\u27s personal responsibility to first become self-aware and then to strive to see the world more clearly and truly reflects their own sense of responsibility as authors and artists of their generations, a point of view that repositions these authors as prophets, seers, healers, so to speak, of their times. Finally, I will discuss how, in An American Dream, Mailer builds on the Americanized existential foundations laid by Fitzgerald and Hemingway through his explicit invocation of and subtle references to the art and ideas of his literary-philosophic predecessors---Fitzgerald and Hemingway
Cultivar identification of oilseed rape, Brassica napus, by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPDs)
No full textComparison of olive oil (<i>Olea europaea</i>) quality extracted by stonemill and hammermill
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The Influence of Growing Region, Cultivar and Harvest Timing on the Diversity of Australian Olive Oil
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