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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1984
Description
John Barth's Sabbatical: A Romance parodies both Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and the genre of
sea fiction. Through careful attention to the sea fiction
tradition, its metaphors of sea, ship, and voyage as
microcosm, Barth examines the function of myth in life.
Parallels in form, structure, content, and theme establish
the use of contemporary anxieties as symbols for the universal
forces opposing humanity. Sabbatical illustrates the
correlated dualities of the mundane and fantastic, reality
and the imagination, and society and the individual.
Allusions to Poe, and to Pym, substantiate this re generation
of myth. Both wandering hero myths apply the fantastic, the
doppelganger, and gothic romance in elevating the artist to
immortality throu g h the narrator's act of articulation. The
voyage of the protagonists is illustrative of their passage
through life. Therefore, Barth's cyclic regeneration
attempts to explore the convergence of polarities inherent in
all literature.
sea fiction. Through careful attention to the sea fiction
tradition, its metaphors of sea, ship, and voyage as
microcosm, Barth examines the function of myth in life.
Parallels in form, structure, content, and theme establish
the use of contemporary anxieties as symbols for the universal
forces opposing humanity. Sabbatical illustrates the
correlated dualities of the mundane and fantastic, reality
and the imagination, and society and the individual.
Allusions to Poe, and to Pym, substantiate this re generation
of myth. Both wandering hero myths apply the fantastic, the
doppelganger, and gothic romance in elevating the artist to
immortality throu g h the narrator's act of articulation. The
voyage of the protagonists is illustrative of their passage
through life. Therefore, Barth's cyclic regeneration
attempts to explore the convergence of polarities inherent in
all literature.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
69 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14191
Additional Information
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1984.
Date Backup
1984
Date Text
1984
Date Issued (EDTF)
1984
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FAU
FAU
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FADT14191
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monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of English
Person Preferred Name
ARKIN, SONDRA N.
Graduate College
Physical Description
69 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
IN THE TRADITION OF POE: JOHN BARTH'S SABBATICAL: A ROMANCE
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Origin Information
1984
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
IN THE TRADITION OF POE: JOHN BARTH'S SABBATICAL: A ROMANCE
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IN THE TRADITION OF POE: JOHN BARTH'S SABBATICAL: A ROMANCE