Buying the story: transaction and narrative value in Balzac, Dostoevsky and Zola
<p>This thesis explores narrative as a self-reflexive commentary on the conditions of its own production. It argues that the need for narratives to perform economic functions, such as to provide an income for the author or to promote subscription to a host publication, affects how texts are...
Main Author: | Paine, J |
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Other Authors: | Farrant, T |
Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2017
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