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book and the labyrinth were one and the same: The figure of the labyrinth in Danielewski, Borges and Eco
| Title: | The book and the labyrinth were one and the same: The figure of the labyrinth in Danielewski, Borges and Eco. |
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| Name(s): |
Palmer, Jedediah. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Scroggins, Mark, Thesis advisor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2004 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 73 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This thesis examines the figure of the labyrinth in the contemporary novel House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, and in relation to works by Jorge Luis Borges and Umberto Eco. House of Leaves presents not only labyrinths with which its characters interact, but a seemingly material, textual labyrinth its readers are forced to navigate. This thesis argues that what are important about these features are that they serve to both extend the broader theoretical concerns of the book, and to (paradoxically) invest the reader more deeply in "the story" and to greater emotional effect. | |
| Identifier: | 9780496257324 (isbn), 13152 (digitool), FADT13152 (IID), fau:10013 (fedora) | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): |
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2004. |
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| Subject(s): |
Literature--Psychological aspects Literature--Criticism and interpretation Borges, Jorge Luis,--1899-1986--Criticism and interpretation Eco, Umberto Danielewski, Mark Z--House of leaves Reader-response criticism Postmodernism (Literature)--United States |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13152 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
