MARGINALITY AND MODERNITY IN THE ROMANIAN INTERWAR NOVEL
MARGINALITY AND MODERNITY IN THE ROMANIAN INTERWAR NOVEL

Summary/Abstract: I argue that by focusing on the topos of marginality and its representations in the novels of the Interwar period, we can put forward a new way of linking the individual expression of the text with the wider sociological context. By treating literature and especially the novel as a conduit for complex and sophisticated transformations of the literary and social imaginary, we can learn more about the nuances and meanings of a new identity that became problematic in the process of modernization. Furthermore, we do not need to abandon close reading, but to identify new topics and instruments that help us find deeper meanings and connections between the literary text and the social background and challenges.

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