Essays about: "Marilynne Robinson"
Found 2 essays containing the words Marilynne Robinson.
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1. The Constitution of Seamlessnessin Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping
University essay from Engelska institutionenAbstract : This essay investigates the phenomenon of seamlessness in Marilynne Robinson’s novel Housekeeping and seeks to show that seamlessness is decisive for shaping the prevailing atmosphere in the text and contributes to the sense of the power of the invisible that is central to the work. [1] Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping (London: Faber & Faber, 2005; first published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980). READ MORE
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2. Fluidity and Solidity in Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping
University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : C-paper Abstract Title: Fluidity and Solidity in Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping Author: Linda Lindqvist The purpose of this essay is to show that fluidity and solidity constitute a central tension on all levels in Housekeeping, and how this tension leads to a choice of either a fluid or a solid lifestyle and view of the world. I focus on fluidity and solidity in gender roles, in memories, in dreams, in nature, and in different perceptions of reality. READ MORE