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Rewriting Apocalypse in Canadian Fiction

By Marlene Goldman

Book information

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780773572942
DOI
10.1515/9780773572942
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11882033 bytes)
Pages
224\225
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-09-26 21:01:16

Description

Traditional apocalyptic narratives highlight the drama of a chosen elect. Contemporary Canadian fiction, however, typically portrays the apocalypse from the perspective of marginalized individuals barred from Paradise, creating a distinctly anti-apocalyptic discourse. Marlene Goldman traces the history of the apocalyptic literary tradition and its key motifs in close readings of Canadian works that challenge rather than embrace apocalypse's key features.

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