Showing papers in "Critique-studies in Contemporary Fiction in 1994"
TL;DR: McEwan's The Child in Time as mentioned in this paper is a classic example of time-vandalizing fiction, and it has been extensively reviewed. But it is not a novel for children.
Abstract: (1994). Vandalizing Time: Ian McEwan's The Child in Time. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 205-218.
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TL;DR: The Things Men Do: The Gendered Subtext in Tim O'Brien's Esquire Stories as discussed by the authors, a collection of short stories about men and women in the 1970s and '80s.
Abstract: (1994). “The Things Men Do”: The Gendered Subtext in Tim O'Brien's Esquire Stories. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 16-40.
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TL;DR: In this paper, Foe's Defoe and La Jeune Nee: Establishing a Metaphorical Referent for the Elided Female Voice, the authors present a set of metaphors for the elided female voice.
Abstract: (1994). Foe's Defoe and La Jeune Nee: Establishing a Metaphorical Referent for the Elided Female Voice. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 81-96.
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TL;DR: The Libra and the Subject of History (LPHH) as discussed by the authors is a collection of Libra-based short stories published in the 1990s and 2000s, with a focus on the subject of history.
Abstract: (1994). Libra and the Subject of History. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 131-145.
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TL;DR: O'Brien and O'Brien as discussed by the authors discuss the importance of the text in the context of stories save us and the usefulness of stories in saving the world from itself, in a collection of essays entitled "Can Stories save Us?"
Abstract: (1994). Can Stories save Us? Tim O'Brien and the Efficacy of the Text. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 2-15.
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TL;DR: Ackerman et al. as discussed by the authors described the Scarlet letter in Acker's Blood and Guts in high school as a "purloined letter" in the form of "purged letters".
Abstract: (1994). Purloined Letters: The Scarlet Letter in Kathy Acker's Blood and Guts in High School. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 173-180.
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TL;DR: A Moral Form to Master Commerce: The Economies of DeLillo's Great Jones Street as discussed by the authors is a classic example of such a book, which is also a good read for fiction readers.
Abstract: (1994). “A Moral Form to Master Commerce”: The Economies of DeLillo's Great Jones Street. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 157-172.
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TL;DR: The Catacombs and the Debate between the Flesh and the Spirit as mentioned in this paper is a seminal work in the field of contemporary fiction, focusing on the debate between the flesh and the spirit.
Abstract: (1994). The Catacombs and the Debate between the Flesh and the Spirit. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 181-192.