How to shop
Delivery
Shopping guide
Form and Meaning in Dorothy M. Richardson's 'Pilgrimage'
English
94 b
30-day return policy
You might also be interested in
/
Paperback
608
Kč
The aphorism "Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered" synthesises the aim of this book, which is to show Pilgrimageżs aspiration to organic unity and coherence. This research piece provides evidence for the way in which the novelżs mythical structure mirrors the heroineżs physical and psychological maturation process, making good the Russian Formalist contention that form and meaning are inextricably linked to each other. The textual analysis focuses on the Modernist techniques associated with stream-of-consciousness fiction and on Miriamżs roles as narrator and protagonist, which evolve from distance to identification, in a movement that parallels the protagonistżs progressive assumption of narrative control and her transformation from purblind heroine to visionary writer. Finally, the study analyses 'Pilgrimage' as a manifestation of the archetype of the mythical herożs quest as represented by the major arcana of the Tarot. It concludes that Miriamżs journey materialises the Quaker idea of spiritual development towards an inner light existing at the centre of her own self.
About the book
English
