How not to write history: Timothy Mo's `An Insular Possession'.
| Autor: | Ho, Elaine Yee Lin |
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| Zdroj: | Ariel: A Review of International English Literature; Jul94, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p51, 15p |
| Abstrakt: | Examines the strategies of Timothy Mo's project of third-party history in `An Insular Life.' Critique of the method and assumption of traditional historiography; Mo's fictional treatment of Hong Kong's colonial history; Flaws in the use of narrative devices; Scrutiny of other devices of recording the past; Use of appendices and discourse strategies; Handling of the Chinese as ethnic subject. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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