Troy, Unincorporated
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press
2012.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35570829*spi |
| 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 92 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780226001227 |
