"A disciple has crossed over by water" : an analysis of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria quartet in its Egyptian historical and intellectual contexts
This dissertation examines Lawrence Durrell’s The Alexandria Quartet in its various Egyptian contexts. It contests the idea that the Alexandria of the Quartet is essentially a city of the imagination which bears little or no relation to the real city of history. It argues that various strata of Alex...
Main Author: | Diboll, Mike |
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Other Authors: | Quinn, Patrick |
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University of Northampton
2000
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.576588 |
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