The Imaginary Landscapes of Jim Crace's Continent

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Imaginary Landscapes of Jim Crace's Continent

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In each of his twelve novels, Jim Crace, who likes to refer to himself as a &quot;landscape writer&quot;, created a distinct yet recognisable imaginary landscape or cityscape, which led critics to coin the term &quot;Craceland&quot; to denote this idiosyncratic milieu. Through Craceʼs remarkable ability to both authentically and poetically render these milieux, they appear other and familiar at the same time. Moreover, he occupies these places and spaces with communities in transition, which include people who are caught on the verge of a historical shift that necessitates certain social, economic, political and cultural changes that affect all spheres of their private and public lives. Consequently, they shatter essential aspects of their identities. A crucial role in this process is assumed by the locations through which these individuals move or reside, either permanently or temporarily. Crace&apos;s debut novel, Continent (1986), comprises seven thematically linked stories that are variations of a fictitious realm, an imaginary seventh continent whose inhabitants are going through an identitarian crisis which is, symptomatically for Crace, reflected in their spatial experience. The aim of this paper is to provide a geocritical analysis of the novel and explore how it dramatises the intricate interaction between the geographic and topographic properties of landscapes and the protagonists&apos; psyches.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Imaginary Landscapes of Jim Crace's Continent

Popis výsledku anglicky

In each of his twelve novels, Jim Crace, who likes to refer to himself as a &quot;landscape writer&quot;, created a distinct yet recognisable imaginary landscape or cityscape, which led critics to coin the term &quot;Craceland&quot; to denote this idiosyncratic milieu. Through Craceʼs remarkable ability to both authentically and poetically render these milieux, they appear other and familiar at the same time. Moreover, he occupies these places and spaces with communities in transition, which include people who are caught on the verge of a historical shift that necessitates certain social, economic, political and cultural changes that affect all spheres of their private and public lives. Consequently, they shatter essential aspects of their identities. A crucial role in this process is assumed by the locations through which these individuals move or reside, either permanently or temporarily. Crace&apos;s debut novel, Continent (1986), comprises seven thematically linked stories that are variations of a fictitious realm, an imaginary seventh continent whose inhabitants are going through an identitarian crisis which is, symptomatically for Crace, reflected in their spatial experience. The aim of this paper is to provide a geocritical analysis of the novel and explore how it dramatises the intricate interaction between the geographic and topographic properties of landscapes and the protagonists&apos; psyches.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60205 - Literary theory

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Athens Journal of Philology

ISSN

2241-8385

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

5

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GR - Řecká republika

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

201-220

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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