The Writing Business
“He and His Man”, Coetzee and Defoe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Sanders (0000-0003-4607-0699, New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 39-50 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02564710903226809 |
| OpenAlex | W1987619723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article explores the complexities of mimesis in J.M. Coetzee's Nobel lecture, “He and His Man”, discovering in the authorial doubling of Coetzee and Defoe, and of Defoe and Robinson Crusoe, a further doubling of mimesis without an original – which lies at the heart of what, in Coetzee's lecture, Robinson Crusoe calls “the writing business”
Art · Literature · African history and culture studies · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2017 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |