Paul Scott's philosophy of place(s)
Subtitle: the fiction of relationality
By: Janis E. Haswell.
Series: Studies in twentieth-century British literature,; v. 5
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Scott, Paul, 1920- -- Criticism and interpretation; Scott, Paul, 1920- -- Knowledge -- India; Place (Philosophy) in literature; Setting (Literature); India -- In literature
Other titles: Paul Scott's philosophy of places
Description: "This revisionist study of the novels of Paul Scott breaks new ground in literary and postcolonial discourse. Using previously unpublished archival materials and contemporary place theory as fulcrums to examine Scott's narrative method, Janis E. Haswell examines what she calls Scott's narrative of relationality - his mastery of multiple perspective and juxtaposition of images, characters, sites, and events.

This book shows how the theme of connection valorizes the singular self and the cohesive power of life-narratives in the Raj Quartet and earlier works. Scott's philosophy of place(s) relates both to England's imperial past and, more broadly, to contemporary views of self and identity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-272) and index.