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Nourit Melcer-padon

Creating Communities - Towards a Description of the Mask-function in Literature

Creating Communities - Towards a Description of the Mask-function in Literature

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Nourit Melcer-Padon explores the relationship between historical reality and fiction, emphasizing the ethical judgment of readers and the role of ritual practices in literature as a cultural manifestation. She offers a new perspective on literary theory and the connections between thinkers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 218 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2021
Publisher: Transcript Verlag


How does historical reality interrelate with fiction? And how much are readers themselves involved in the workings of fictional literature? With innovative interpretations of various well-known texts,Nourit Melcer-Padon introduces the use of literary masks and illustrates literature's engagement of its readers' ethical judgement. She promotes a new perception of literary theory and of connections between thinkers such as Iser,Castoriadis,Sartre,Jung and Neumann. The book offers a unique view on the role of the community in post-existentialist modern cultural reality by emphasizing the importance of ritual practices in literature as a cultural manifestation.




Weight: 666g
Dimension: 226 x 147 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783837641868

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