A critical history of the palimpsest in modern literature and theory

This thesis provides a critical history of the palimpsest in modem literature and theory. Chapter 1 provides a summary of the thesis and introduces the neologism 'palimpsestuous'. By way of introduction, it explains how the concept of the palimpsest determines the form of this history - ge...

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Main Author: Dillon, Sarah Joanne
Published: University of Sussex 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.550839