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Trapped in her lover's arms : the problem of courtship and romance in selected novels by L. M. Montgomery
(1997)
L.M. Montgomery may be viewed as a subversive author, rebelling against patriarchal
authority. She employed the conventions of the courtship or domestic novel of popular fiction as
a vehicle by which to challenge existing ...
Every woman wants to be skinny, right? : a critical examination of the fat female body within bigger girl lit / by Jessica Lynn Wyatt.
(2008)
...there are significant differences between the characterizations of Chick Lit and Bigger Girl Lit protagonists. The protagonists of Bigger Girl Lit obsess about their bodies, especially the size of their bodies ...; ...
Writing bodies into history : Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin / by Tamara Arthur.
(2008)
Historical fiction simultaneously can be used to document history while also questioning traditional history and ways of knowing. In particular, Margaret Atwood’s historical fiction questions traditional history and ...
Reading tricksters or tricksters reading? An examination of various roles of reading in Thomas King's Green grass, running water
(1999)
This thesis explores the Integrative storytelling methods which Thomas King
employs in his novel Green Grass, Running Water. This novel includes and focusses
on oral storytelling methods concerning listener participation, ...
Self-evident shams : metafiction and comedy in three of Flann O'Brien's novels
(1998)
The aim of this thesis is to analyse the connections between comedy and
metafiction evident in Flann O’Brien’s At Swim-Two-Birds, The Third Policeman and
The Hard Life. The following pages discuss how these novels express, ...