Alexander the Great and the English novel

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dc.contributor.advisorAnderson, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHowell, Patricken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-10T13:28:34Z
dc.date.available2015-01-10T13:28:34Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis work focuses on the manner in which Alexander the Great is received and reconfigured within the confines of the contemporary English-language novel. The Macedonian king has held the attention of writers and artists throughout the centuries; this dissertation seeks to investigate how modern authors, working at a remove of centuries, with limited evidence, have contrived to fashion coherent literary narratives from his life, and how this process is influenced by the authors and the society for which they write. The theoretical backbone of this approach is provided by reception theory, which provides a useful technical vocabulary and outlook by which to approach the phenomena which affect the comprehension of, and subsequent re-appropriation, of cultural artifacts.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHowell, P. (2012). <i>Alexander the Great and the English novel</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11948en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHowell, Patrick. <i>"Alexander the Great and the English novel."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11948en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHowell, P. 2012. Alexander the Great and the English novel. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Howell, Patrick AB - This work focuses on the manner in which Alexander the Great is received and reconfigured within the confines of the contemporary English-language novel. The Macedonian king has held the attention of writers and artists throughout the centuries; this dissertation seeks to investigate how modern authors, working at a remove of centuries, with limited evidence, have contrived to fashion coherent literary narratives from his life, and how this process is influenced by the authors and the society for which they write. The theoretical backbone of this approach is provided by reception theory, which provides a useful technical vocabulary and outlook by which to approach the phenomena which affect the comprehension of, and subsequent re-appropriation, of cultural artifacts. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Alexander the Great and the English novel TI - Alexander the Great and the English novel UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11948 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11948
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHowell P. Alexander the Great and the English novel. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11948en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnglish Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.titleAlexander the Great and the English novelen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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