Labyrinths of Echo: Repetition, otherness, and autobiography in the narratives by Makine, Gary, Sijie, and Sarraute

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dc.contributor.advisorAresu, Bernarden_US
dc.creatorStepanova, Natalyaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T18:32:32Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-03T18:32:32Zen_US
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study focuses on the four first-person narratives: Andreï Makine's Le testament français , Romain Gary's La promesse de l'aube , Dai Sijie's Balzac et la Petite Tailleuse chinoise , and Nathalie Sarraute's Enfance . Using the myth of Echo and its strategic ambiguities of identity and language as the point of departure, this analysis identified various theoretical texts by Gilbert Durand, Julia Kristeva, Philippe Lejeune, Milan Kundera, and Mikhail Bakhtine, which focus on similar issues. The application of their analyses to the four literary texts revealed veritable labyrinths of echoes: traumatic childhood memories, rich intertexts, complicated relationships with the Other, and hesitations between two genres.en_US
dc.format.extent315 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS FRENCH 2009 STEPANOVAen_US
dc.identifier.citationStepanova, Natalya. "Labyrinths of Echo: Repetition, otherness, and autobiography in the narratives by Makine, Gary, Sijie, and Sarraute." (2009) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103678">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103678</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digital304986627en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103678en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectModern literatureen_US
dc.subjectRomance literatureen_US
dc.subjectLanguage, literature and linguisticsen_US
dc.subjectDai, Sijie Echo Echo mythen_US
dc.subjectEmigrantsen_US
dc.subjectFranceen_US
dc.subjectGary, Romainen_US
dc.subjectJester Makine, Andreien_US
dc.subjectModes of imaginationen_US
dc.subjectNovel Russianen_US
dc.subjectSarraute, Nathalieen_US
dc.titleLabyrinths of Echo: Repetition, otherness, and autobiography in the narratives by Makine, Gary, Sijie, and Sarrauteen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentFrenchen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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