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How does historical reality interrelate with fiction? And how much are readers themselves involved in the workings of fictional literature? With innovative interpretations of various well-known texts, Nourit Melcer-Padon introduces the use of literary masks and illustrates literature's engagement of its readers' ethical judgement. She promotes a new perception of literary theory and of connections between thinkers such as Iser, Castoriadis, Sartre, Jung and Neumann. The book offers a unique view on the role of the community in post-existentialist modern cultural reality by emphasizing the importance of ritual practices in literature as a cultural manifestation.
Price: $35.00
Pages: 220
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Series: Lettre
Publication Date:
27 August 2019
Trim Size: 8.86 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783837641868
Format: Paperback
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Nourit Melcer-Padon was awarded a PhD summa cum laude from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Her interests range from literary theory to socio-historical studies, with special focus on the ambiguous relationship between fiction and historical reality. She lives in Jerusalem where she is the chair of the English department at the Hadassah Academic College and has been pursuing a post-doctoral research of 17th century Livorno at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Frontmatter 1
Table of Contents 5
Acknowledgements 7
Foreword: Literary Masks as Agents of Revelation and Formation of Collective Beliefs 9
Chapter One: The Double Function of Literary Masks 13
Chapter Two: The Creation of Personification Masks 35
Chapter Three: From Theater to Novel: Luigi Pirandello 59
Chapter Four: Patrick White's Theater 101
Chapter Five: White's Tour de Force: Memoirs of Many in One 143
Chapter Six: Conclusion 189
Bibliography 209