Troy, Unincorporated.

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A meditation on the nature of betrayal, the constraints of identity, and the power of narrative, the lyric monologues in Troy, Unincorporated offer a retelling, or refraction, of Chaucer & rsquo;s tragedy Troilus and Criseyde. The tale & rsquo;s unrooted characters now find themselves adrift...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abbate, Francesca
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Temas:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. > Troilus and Criseyde > Parodies, imitations, etc.
Troilus and Criseyde (Chaucer, Geoffrey)
POETRY > American > General.
Troy (Walworth County, Wis. : Town) > Poetry.
Wisconsin > Troy (Walworth County : Town)
poetry, creative writing, literature, poetics, trojan war, troy, troilus and criseyde, chaucer, betrayal, identity, tragedy, modernization, car mechanic, wisconsin, depression, romance, lovers, drugs, overdose, autonomy, agency, individuality, lyric monologues, retelling, adaptation, farming, strip malls, storytelling, aging parents, despair, hopelessness, futility, free will, determinism.
Parodies, imitations, etc.
Poetry
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A meditation on the nature of betrayal, the constraints of identity, and the power of narrative, the lyric monologues in Troy, Unincorporated offer a retelling, or refraction, of Chaucer & rsquo;s tragedy Troilus and Criseyde. The tale & rsquo;s unrooted characters now find themselves adrift in the industrialized farmlands, strip malls, and half-tenanted & ldquo;historic & rdquo; downtowns of south-central Wisconsin, including the real, and literally unincorporated, town of Troy. Allusive and often humorous, they retain an affinity with Chaucer, especially in terms of their roles: Troilus, the good c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (92 pages)
ISBN:9780226001227
0226001229

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