ŠALAMOUN, Jiří. Where did all the Water Come from? How Water Crosses Boundaries in Thomas King’s Green Grass, Running Water. In Weaving New Perspectives Together: Some Reflections on Literary Studies. 1st ed. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012, p. 203-217. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-3911-2.
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Original name Where did all the Water Come from? How Water Crosses Boundaries in Thomas King’s Green Grass, Running Water
Authors ŠALAMOUN, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition 1st ed. Newcastle upon Tyne, Weaving New Perspectives Together: Some Reflections on Literary Studies, p. 203-217, 15 pp. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
Publisher Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study Literature, mass media, audio-visual activities
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
WWW Cambridge Scholars Publishing
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/12:00060450
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
ISBN 978-1-4438-3911-2
Keywords in English subversion of master narratives; linear & circular concepts of time and their application in literatures; revision of the "obstructed water trope"
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Vendula Hromádková, učo 108933. Changed: 13/4/2013 14:30.
Abstract
Much of Thomas King scholarship focuses on his ability to motivate readers to cross boundaries (Ridington) and revise their opinions (Justice). However, while most scholars analyse individual textual strategies employed by King (Dvorak), this paper applies the topic related approach and examines how King uses the element of water to unify many of his textual strategies into a more powerful flow. The paper summarises my close reading of those parts of King's Green Grass, Running Water where the element of water is used to bridge gaps between individual characters, generations, and races. Hence, the paper discusses how water helps the characters of the novel to reconcile with their past, resume their lost roles within their families, and enhances their future lives by solving their current problems. By discussing the capabilities of water which incite the novel's characters to reconnect with each other and cross boundaries together, the paper fills up a lacuna in contemporary King scholarship and amends a gap in native literary research.
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