First published in 1994, Jonathan Coe’s novel What a carve up!, on the one hand, deals with some of the most characteristic features of Postmodernism, such as the employment of multiple narrative styles, different perspectives, first- and third-person narrative voices, a highly fragmented timeline. On the other hand, it presents a socially engaged attitude that is generally not considered to be a distinctive trait of that period. Moreover, the character of Michael Owen and his development through the story can profitably be analyzed suggesting a correlation between his figure and the mythological one of Orpheus.

L’Orfeo di Jonathan Coe, tra postmodernismo e impegno

SBROJAVACCA, ELENA
2017-01-01

Abstract

First published in 1994, Jonathan Coe’s novel What a carve up!, on the one hand, deals with some of the most characteristic features of Postmodernism, such as the employment of multiple narrative styles, different perspectives, first- and third-person narrative voices, a highly fragmented timeline. On the other hand, it presents a socially engaged attitude that is generally not considered to be a distinctive trait of that period. Moreover, the character of Michael Owen and his development through the story can profitably be analyzed suggesting a correlation between his figure and the mythological one of Orpheus.
2017
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