REPRESENTATIONS OF LONDON IN VIRGINIA WOOLF, GRAHAM SWIFT AND HANIF KUREISHI
REPRESENTATIONS OF LONDON IN VIRGINIA WOOLF, GRAHAM SWIFT AND HANIF KUREISHI
Author(s): Irina-Ana DrobotSubject(s): Literary Texts, Visual Arts, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Conspress
Keywords: modernist representations; postmodernist representations; stereotypes; suburbs of London
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how the city of London is represented in the novels of the three authors. Virginia Woolf, Graham Swift and Hanif Kureishi belong to two different epochs, and one can say the same for the London image depicted in their novels. The article examines the differences between the modernist and postmodernist representations of the city. It will also focus on the lyricism found in the descriptions of London and in the way the city is reflected in the consciousness of the characters.
- Issue Year: VI/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 38-45
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English