The Emergence of the Archaic in Margaret Drabble’s the Radiant Way and a Natural Curiosity

The Emergence of the Archaic in Margaret Drabble’s the Radiant Way and a Natural Curiosity

Margaret Drabble’s novels are set in contemporary England and deal with contemporary issues, but still contain reminiscences of an archaic mentality. The paper will discuss several such reminiscences, like the myth of the good savage, the nostalgia for the lost paradise or the references to the arch...

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Main Author: Mărăşescu Amalia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2012-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of English Studies
Subjects:
archaic mentality
creation
good savage
lost paradise
shaman
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0026-7
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Romanian Journal of English Studies
archaic mentality
creation
good savage
lost paradise
shaman
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title The Emergence of the Archaic in Margaret Drabble’s the Radiant Way and a Natural Curiosity
title_short The Emergence of the Archaic in Margaret Drabble’s the Radiant Way and a Natural Curiosity
title_full The Emergence of the Archaic in Margaret Drabble’s the Radiant Way and a Natural Curiosity
title_fullStr The Emergence of the Archaic in Margaret Drabble’s the Radiant Way and a Natural Curiosity
title_full_unstemmed The Emergence of the Archaic in Margaret Drabble’s the Radiant Way and a Natural Curiosity
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publisher Sciendo
series Romanian Journal of English Studies
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publishDate 2012-12-01
description Margaret Drabble’s novels are set in contemporary England and deal with contemporary issues, but still contain reminiscences of an archaic mentality. The paper will discuss several such reminiscences, like the myth of the good savage, the nostalgia for the lost paradise or the references to the archetype of the Creation.
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creation
good savage
lost paradise
shaman
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