Marriage as a problematic and endangered institution is the theme of many contemporary short stories. Using a Bakhtinian, dialogic approach, this study presents a pioneering inquiry into marriage as a literary device in the works of six authors selected from different cultural spheres and genders to provide the reader with a broad, critical overview. Because of its other-oriented, dialogic nature, marriage becomes a metaphor for communication as well as the ideal framework for the exploration of the social, psychological, and linguistic implications of the difficulty of dialogue and an individual's basic isolation. Dialogism also provides valuable insights into the textual peculiarities and stylistic characteristics of the individual works.
| ISBN: | 9780820442747 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 1999 |
| Author: | Hanna GeldrichLeffman |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 180 pages |
| Series: | Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature |
| Genres: |
Biography, Literature and Literary studies Literary studies: postcolonial literature |