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Showing papers in "Critique-studies in Contemporary Fiction in 1992"






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Jennie Wang1
TL;DR: The Lover's Discourse in Postmodern Fiction as mentioned in this paper has been studied extensively in the literature community, e.g., in the 1990s and the early 2000s, and it has been used extensively in contemporary fiction.
Abstract: (1992). “To Wielderfight His Penisolate War”: “The Lover's Discourse” in Postmodern Fiction. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 63-79.

4 citations




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TL;DR: In this article, the transgressive other character is defined by a narrative position in contrapuntal relation to domestic norms and standards of communicability within which the text is located, and the most famous example is Arnold Friend in Oates's frequently anthologized short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?".
Abstract: According to Tony Tanner, “Very often the novel writes of contracts but dreams of transgressions” (386), a paradoxical statement well illustrated in the fiction of Joyce Carol Oates. Although Oates has been thought of primarily as a realist, even a moralist,1 her work may often be understood with respect to its dialectic with the text, its superimposition of a narrative leveled against the text itself to decenter the social codes through which it is organized. This radical contradiction is regularly mounted by the intriguing and anti-social character that I designate as the transgressive other, who is defined by a narrative position in contrapuntal relation to domestic norms and standards of communicability within which the text is located. The most famous example of this “transgressive other” is Arnold Friend in Oates's frequently anthologized short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”2 but other such figures are a recurrent device throughout her career and a dominant feature in he...

3 citations




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TL;DR: A River Run Through It: Word, Water, and Text as mentioned in this paper is a classic example of a novel with a river running through it, and it is also related to our work.
Abstract: (1992). Norman Maclean's “A River Runs Through It”: Word, Water, and Text. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 263-273.



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TL;DR: Shiner as discussed by the authors described skating across Cyberpunk's Brave New Worlds: An Interview with Lewis Shiner. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 33, Postmodern Science Fiction, pp. 177-196.
Abstract: (1992). Skating across Cyberpunk's Brave New Worlds: An Interview with Lewis Shiner. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 33, Postmodern Science Fiction, pp. 177-196.


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss Ironweed, Alcohol, and Celtic Heroism, and present a collection of short stories based on the three themes:Ironweed, alcohol, and Irish Heroism.
Abstract: (1992). Ironweed, Alcohol, and Celtic Heroism. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 107-120.

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TL;DR: The Essential Stranger in the Fiction of Gillian Tindall as mentioned in this paper is a collection of short stories written by Tindal and published in 1992, with the same author's introduction.
Abstract: (1992). The Essential Stranger in the Fiction of Gillian Tindall. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 83-94.