Milan Kundera and the Narrative Self
dc.contributor.advisor | Deere, Michael | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sagendorph, Melissa | |
dc.creator | Sagendorph, Melissa | en_US |
dc.date | 2021-11-24T14:05:39.000 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-29T11:35:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-29T11:35:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-12-01 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2014-05-15T07:12:58-07:00 | en_US |
dc.identifier | honors_theses/4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/836 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In my thesis, I looked at several of Milan Kundera's novels to explore the relationship between the self and narratives. Specifically, I was interested in how narrative shapes the perception of our selves, both from internal and external perspectives. Using particular characters and historical contexts from Kundera's novels, I also argue from a non-traditional notion of truth that neither an inner or inhabited self nor a perceived external self can authoritatively claim to be more real or fundamental than the other. I argue that because the two are so intimately connected, even self-perception is impossible independent of a narrative. | en_US |
dc.title | Milan Kundera and the Narrative Self | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.legacy.pubstatus | published | en_US |
dc.description.department | English | en_US |
dc.date.display | December 2013 | en_US |
dc.type.degree | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | en_US |
dc.legacy.pubtitle | Honors Theses | en_US |
dc.legacy.identifier | https://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=honors_theses&unstamped=1 | en_US |
dc.legacy.identifieritem | https://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/honors_theses/4 | en_US |
dc.subject.keyword | identity | en_US |
dc.subject.keyword | self | en_US |
dc.subject.keyword | narrative | en_US |