A nemzet allegóriái Az éjfél gyermekeiben
Allegories of the nation in Midnight’s Children
Author(s): Ágnes GyörkeSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Jelenkor Alapítvány
Keywords: Paul De Man; allegory; symbol; Rushdie; Midnight's Children; India
Summary/Abstract: The study discusses Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children. The analysis focuses on the notions of allegory and symbol (determined by Paul De Man): “the subject’s discourse on the nation is rather allegorical, while nation as a power discourse considers the subject as a symbol”.
Journal: Jelenkor
- Issue Year: 2002
- Issue No: 09
- Page Range: 956-965
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Hungarian