Browsing by Subject "Autobiography"
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The Binding of Ishmael: Autobiographical Consciousness and Tragedy in Moby-Dick
(2014-08-25)Since its publication in 1851, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick has been difficult to pin down in any formal sense. The book's experimental style, which seems to violate literary conventions through Ishmael's immediate presence ... -
Édition de Différents textes de Joseph Villebon
(2017-09-01)Our work consists of an edition of a few journals, memoirs and letters written by Joseph Villebon during his tenure as governor of Acadia, between 1690 and 1700. In these texts he describes the places and forts that are ... -
“Imagined Rendering”: Photography, Memory, and Autobiography in Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family and The Cat’s Table
(2014-08-21)This thesis examines the idea of memory as a creative and aesthetic process in Running in the Family and The Cat’s Table – Michael Ondaatje’s most autobiographical texts. By paying particular attention to the invocation ... -
Memories of the Border War: An Interpretive Analysis of White South African Defence Force Veteran Perspectives, 1966-1989
(2012-08-28)Through their stories, South African Defence Force (SADF) veterans of the Border War participate in the historical revival of South Africa’s involvement in the Angolan conflict, 1966-1989. Their engagement in the Border ...