Saramago's Labyrinths: A Journey Through Form and Content in Blindness and All the Names

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Rhian Atkin Mike Thompson

Saramago's Labyrinths

A Journey Through Form and Content in Blindness and All the Names

Rhian Atkin, Mike Thompson, Rebecca Mortimer

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Manchester University Press
02 July 2012

Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Series: Durham Modern Languages Series

Saramago's labyrinths is the first book-length study to focus on the relationship between form and the content in Saramago's writing, paying particular attention to Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (Blindness) and Todos os Nomes (All the Names). Atkin provides a close textual analysis of Blindness and All the Names, and suggests that the labyrinth pervades Saramago's work, both in the form of the text, and as a literary and philosophical trope. She makes clear connections between these novels and Saramago's other literary works, and identifies ways in which Saramago causes the reader to return to and consider the philosophical, epistemological and ethical concerns and dilemmas that are recurrent in his literary output. Atkin's jargon-free approach to Saramago's complex ideas, and her thorough understanding of Portuguese history, culture and society, make this an accessible yet challenging guide to Saramago's fiction, for undergraduate and postgraduate students and scholars with or without prior knowledge of the Portuguese context. -- .

By: Rhian Atkin
Series edited by: Mike Thompson
Other: Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9780719086304
ISBN 10: 0719086302
Series: Durham Modern Languages Series
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 02 July 2012
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface by Paulo de Medeiros Introduction: Into the Labyrinth 1. Beware the Minotaur: labyrinth imagery 2. A maze of words 3. A maze of works Conclusion: Rhizome or the way home? Bibliography -- .

Rhian Atkin teaches Portuguese Studies at the University of Liverpool and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. Rhian Atkin teaches Portuguese Studies at the University of Liverpool and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester