Romance forms in A. S. Byatt's Possession
ISSN: 0214-4808, 2171-861X
Any de publicació: 1995
Número: 8
Pàgines: 79-89
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Alicante Journal of English Studies / Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses: RAEI
Resum
A. S. Byatt's Possession: A Romance (1990) is best defined as a quest narrative, as it follows the pattern that Campbell, Propp and Frye among others have described. Although mainly working with archetypes, Byatt also deploys here elements taken from romance subgenres such as detective stories and gothic fiction. Through this generic encoding of her work, Byatt raises questions as to the reception of these archetypes, the function of the author and the very process of reading.