Death and Home-Work
The Origins of Narrative in *The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8891933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Mead (0000-0002-5748-7716, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Publication date | 1995-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9697 • E-ISSN: 1837-6479 |
| Publisher | Australian Literary Studies (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.20314/als.baa1632308 |
| OpenAlex | W2224250577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Mead considers the role of death in the narrative and argues that it is a powerful cultural symbol because of its thematic connections with the idea of home. Home is linked with death and burial throughout the novel. Mahonyâ s slow dissolution in the asylum and burial beneath the soil of his adopted country leads Mead to the idea of colonisation, but he concludes that â there is no possible reconciliation between subject and nationâ
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Colonisation · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · Subject (documents · Symbol (formal · Work (physics · Engineering · History · Irish and British Studies · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |