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The sui generis in Charles G. Finney’s The Circus Of Dr. Lao
| Title: | The sui generis in Charles G. Finney’s The Circus Of Dr. Lao. |
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| Name(s): |
White, Adam J., author Martin, Thomas L., Thesis advisor Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Degree grantor Department of English |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Created: | Fall 2013 | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | Online Resource | |
| Extent: | 70 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Charles G. Finney’s 1936 novel The Circus of Dr. Lao was published to enthusiastic reviews, but fell into relative obscurity shortly thereafter. Since its publication, it has been the subject of one peer-reviewed critical essay, a number of reviews, one non-peer-reviewed essay, and a master’s thesis. It was published in a world where the fantastic and unique found only barren desert soil, with no scholarly tradition for the fantastic, nor a widely receptive lay audience for something truly unique, or sui generis. The concept of the sui generis, meaning “of its own kind,” provides a useful lens for examining the novel, as Finney develops not only creatures, but people, which are truly of their own kind, borrowing from existing mythologies, traits of humanity, and aspects of nature, recombining them in a singular way which resists classification. | |
| Identifier: | FA0004073 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
Includes bibliography. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. |
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| Subject(s): |
Fantasy fiction, American -- Criticism and interpretation Finney, Charles G. -- (Charles Grandison) -- 1905-1984 -- Circus of Dr. Lao -- Criticism and interpretation Individualism (Philosophy) Knowledge, Theory of, in literature Meaning (Philosophy) Symbolism in literature |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library | |
| Sublocation: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004073 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | All rights reserved by the source institution | |
| Restrictions on Access: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
