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Acts of Naming The Family Plot in Fiction
Author: Michael Ragussis

Michael Ragussis re-reads the novelistic tradition by arguing the acts of naming--bestowing, revealing, or earning a name; taking away, hiding, or prohibiting a name; slandering, or protecting and serving it--lie at the center of fictional plots from the 18th century to the present. Against the background of philosophic approaches to naming, Act... more »

ISBN-13: 9780195040708
ISBN-10: 0195040708
Publication Date: 1/8/1987
Pages: 278
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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Mary D. (readstoclem) reviewed Acts of Naming: The Family Plot in Fiction on 11/9/2008 + 118 more book reviews

A scholarly analysis for writers and academics. Interesting and easy to follow theory for applying to books not described in the text.

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