The Development of a Postmodernist Aesthetics in the Fiction of John Barth From "The Floating Opera" to "Letters"

Bradbury, Richard Adrian (1988) The Development of a Postmodernist Aesthetics in the Fiction of John Barth From "The Floating Opera" to "Letters". PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

This study of the development of a postmodernist aesthetics in the novels of John Barth from The Floating Opera to LETTERS has three main purposes. First, emonstrating that this development has taken place - albeit not in a simple linear fashion - from the early dissatisfactions with the realist mode to a complete postmodernist form. Secondly, reinforcing this claim by employing a variety of critical methods to prduce a detailed analysis of the works and examining some of the weaknesses inherent in a structuralist reading of Barth's fiction. Finally, analysing Barth's relationship with the various forms of postmodernism.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Keywords: British & Irish literature
• Date of Award: 1988
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1988-76871
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2020 09:30
• Last Modified: 14 Jan 2020 09:30
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/76871