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Intergenerational Conflict in Ethnic Literature - Mothers from a Different World (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,308
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Intergenerational Conflict in Ethnic Literature - Mothers from a Different World (Paperback): Michael Burger

Intergenerational Conflict in Ethnic Literature - Mothers from a Different World (Paperback)

Michael Burger

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Examination Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,5, University of Augsburg (Neue Englische Literaturen und Kulturwissenschaft), course: New English Literatures, language: English, abstract: The relationship between a mother and her children has been a prominent topic in literature ever since the genre of written fiction has become popular in the past. Mother figures from Jocasta in the ancient Greek tragedy King Oedipus and Gertrude in the Shakespeare classic Hamlet to Norma Bates in the 20th century suspense novel Psycho, to name but a few, have thrilled the audience as well as given critics a diverse subject to deal with. One reason for this ongoing fascination over centuries of literary production may lie in the extraordinarily complex relationship structure which can be developed between a mere dyad of people who happen to be mother and child. Yet, another reason for the perpetual re-invention of the issue can be found in its apparent comprehensibility: every human being has a biological mother and gets socialized by at least one focal person of reference which enables them to relate to the fictional stories easily. The unique quality of mothers in this process - as plain as it sounds - still is their ability to bear children, and by this act to establish an irreplaceable link to another human being. In the twentieth century, the socio-anthropological development has created a myriad of new possibilities and demographic changes that consequently were to find their way into literature and even have created new genres. Due to "significant shifts ...] in attitudes towards sexuality" (Allan 10), technological advance, and demographic changes, a whole new range of potential life-styles has evolved since the end of World War II. This involved deconstruction of a traditional middle-class myth, namely the breaking up of the nuclear family's near-monopoly position has ultimately led to an "increasing diversity occurring in family

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Imprint: Grin Verlag
Country of origin: Germany
Release date: July 2011
First published: September 2013
Authors: Michael Burger
Dimensions: 210 x 148 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 978-3-640-95293-9
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General
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LSN: 3-640-95293-6
Barcode: 9783640952939

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