Troubled Pleasures: The Fiction of J.G. FarrellFour Courts Press, 1997 - 173 halaman Troubled Pleasures is a critical re-examination of the fiction of J.G. Farrell, whose work has suffered a generation of literary eclipse. It argues powerfully for his status as a significant twentieth-century novelist. |
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... hero by making both Fleury and the narrative itself extremely conscious , even anxious , about his status as a would - be hero . Fleury is not , as in ' straight ' Mutiny novels , the handsome , young , British male for whom heroism is ...
... hero by making both Fleury and the narrative itself extremely conscious , even anxious , about his status as a would - be hero . Fleury is not , as in ' straight ' Mutiny novels , the handsome , young , British male for whom heroism is ...
Halaman 89
... hero of a recognisable , if eclectic , type . Before Fleury's arrival in India , Dr Dunstaple is rather worried about signs from England that Fleury , when he appears , will be effeminate ; there have been rumours of his disturbing ...
... hero of a recognisable , if eclectic , type . Before Fleury's arrival in India , Dr Dunstaple is rather worried about signs from England that Fleury , when he appears , will be effeminate ; there have been rumours of his disturbing ...
Halaman 139
... hero is a regrettable contingency ; love is simply a cosmic blight that interferes with male friendship and work . It arrives with the sudden and devastating effects of an unexpected illness . The best thing to do is for the hero's ...
... hero is a regrettable contingency ; love is simply a cosmic blight that interferes with male friendship and work . It arrives with the sudden and devastating effects of an unexpected illness . The best thing to do is for the hero's ...
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PREFACE | 9 |
J G Farrell in Context 5 122 104 | 26 |
A Man from Elsewhere and The Lung | 37 |
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