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OCLC number
893912450
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Author
Sautter, Sabine,
Title
The dynamic of escape in the writings of E.L. Doctorow
Degree
M.A. -- McGill University, 1993
Publisher
[Montreal] : McGill University Libraries, [1993]
Description
1 online resource
Notes
Thesis supervisor: Gibian, P. (advisor).
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
"This study examines problems of escape in the fictional writings of E.L. Doctorow. It makes clear that the characters in the stories as well as their creator frequently try to break free from restrictions or control--the protagonists physically, the author more theoretically. A description of the nature of the confinements as well as the difficulties associated with getting away reveals much about Doctorow's perception of 20th century American reality and the writer's place in it. Thus, the study moves from a relatively straightforward assessment of the kinds of escape featured in Doctorow's narratives and the way in which these are justified to a more complicated evaluation of Doctorow's situation as a writer in relation to his characters' predicaments and recent critical analyses of his prose."--
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Subject
Doctorow, E.L., 1931- Criticism and interpretation