Closing the circle: A novel with critical commentary
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Date
1998
Authors
Leister, Lori
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
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Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 1998
Abstract
There are two parts to this thesis: a novel, Closing
the Circle, and a critical commentary on the process of
writing a novel from beginning to end.
The novel tells the story of Natasha, a young, late
twentieth century woman who searches for her "roots." It
begins in southern Alberta and she eventually travels to
Eastern Europe where she uncovers the voices in her dreams
and from the past. It deals with the metaphysical question
of a collective unconscious that houses past symbols
pertinent to her search as well as the question as to the
validity of dreams and memory in human life.
The critical commentary addresses issues involved in
writing a fiction vis a vis structure and other literary
devices. It also addresses questions that come with taking
personal familial historical events and writing them into
"story."
Description
28 cm.
Keywords
Canadian literature--20th century--History and criticism , Canadian fiction--20th century--History and criticism , Dissertations, Academic