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''Tis my muse will have it so': four dimensions of scatology in Molloy

Authors :
Christensen, Andrew G.
Source :
Journal of Modern Literature. Summer, 2017, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p90, 15 p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Writers have long employed scatology for shock value, satire, grotesque humor, and as a stimulus for philosophizing. In Molloy, Samuel Beckett employs scatology not only for satire but as a [...]

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Subjects :
Molloy (Novel) -- Criticism and interpretation -- Authorship
Language usage -- Analysis
Scatology (Science) -- Analysis
Novelists -- Works -- Criticism and interpretation
Creativity -- Analysis
Existentialism -- Analysis
Religion -- Analysis
Literature/writing

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Language :
English
ISSN :
0022281X
Volume :
40
Issue :
4
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Journal of Modern Literature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.507657816
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2979/jmodelite.40.4.07
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