“Pip is my story”
In Mister Pip (2006), New Zealander writer Lloyd Jones transfers Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations to Papua New Guinea. Through a skilful play of metanarrative cross-references, Jones gives lifeblood back to the Victorian text while creating a new artistic work in which the 19th century enters...
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| Language: | English |
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Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Il Tolomeo |
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.14277/2499-5975/Tol-19-17-17 |