In Pursuit of Happiness: Escape, Change, and Return in Contemporary Academic Novels, Or Why I Read Campus Novels, But Possibly Shouldn’t

Autor: Łysik Marta
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: American, British and Canadian Studies Journal, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 109-121 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1841-964X
DOI: 10.1515/abcsj-2016-0007
Popis: In this personal essay, the author compares her academic experiences to those of characters in the campus novels she enjoys reading. The novels she discusses here share a thematic concern with happiness and all seem to indicate that professional fulfillment and academic status are not sufficient in order to achieve that state.
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