The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse"
This article explores, via a postmodern approach, how Barth dealt with the intricate relationship between postmodern fiction and its modern counterpart by constructing a subjective narrative event in his novella, "Lost in the Funhouse". It examines the transparent and correspondent represe...
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| description | This article explores, via a postmodern approach, how Barth dealt with the intricate relationship between postmodern fiction and its modern counterpart by constructing a subjective narrative event in his novella, "Lost in the Funhouse". It examines the transparent and correspondent representation of the narrative event as a category of Barthian critique of modern literary exhaustion, and how Barth appropriates remedial recycling for fictional conventions. This apocalyptic homogeneous narrative device involves a constant reciprocal examination of contemporary fiction and its possible future. It is carried out through mutual subversion and, ultimately, challenges the notion of inherited literary forms and their utilisation over time. As such, the whole narrative event is achieved via a self-reflexive trajectory and multifarious textual solipsism. |
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| spelling | upm-417662016-01-28T05:07:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41766/ The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" Abu Jweid, Abdalhadi Nimer Abdalqader Ali Termizi, Arbaayah This article explores, via a postmodern approach, how Barth dealt with the intricate relationship between postmodern fiction and its modern counterpart by constructing a subjective narrative event in his novella, "Lost in the Funhouse". It examines the transparent and correspondent representation of the narrative event as a category of Barthian critique of modern literary exhaustion, and how Barth appropriates remedial recycling for fictional conventions. This apocalyptic homogeneous narrative device involves a constant reciprocal examination of contemporary fiction and its possible future. It is carried out through mutual subversion and, ultimately, challenges the notion of inherited literary forms and their utilisation over time. As such, the whole narrative event is achieved via a self-reflexive trajectory and multifarious textual solipsism. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2015-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41766/1/19%20JSSH%20Vol%2023%20%284%29%20Dec%202015_pg1069-1082%20%28JSSH%201193-2014%29.pdf Abu Jweid, Abdalhadi Nimer Abdalqader and Ali Termizi, Arbaayah (2015) The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse". Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 23 (4). pp. 1069-1082. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2023%20%284%29%20Dec.%202015/19%20JSSH%20Vol%2023%20%284%29%20Dec%202015_pg1069-1082%20%28JSSH%201193-2014%29.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Abu Jweid, Abdalhadi Nimer Abdalqader Ali Termizi, Arbaayah The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" |
| title | The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" |
| title_full | The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" |
| title_fullStr | The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" |
| title_full_unstemmed | The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" |
| title_short | The paradox of the narrative event in John Barth's "Lost in the Funhouse" |
| title_sort | paradox of the narrative event in john barth's "lost in the funhouse" |
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