<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The essay analyses Graham Swift’s Ever After and shows that the concepts of time and identity are fictional constructs which stand for a palimpsestic world presented as an eternal stage of past and present stories. Time and identity are revealed to us through symbols which stand for a palimpsestic world. They are reinvented and rewritten according to the narrator’s vision.</p></abstract>

The essay analyses Graham Swift’s Ever After and shows that the concepts of time and identity are fictional constructs which stand for a palimpsestic world presented as an eternal stage of past and present stories. Time and identity are revealed to us through symbols which stand for a palimpsestic world. They are reinvented and rewritten according to the narrator’s vision.

The Palimpsestic Time and Identity in Graham Swift’s Ever After

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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The essay analyses Graham Swift’s Ever After and shows that the concepts of time and identity are fictional constructs which stand for a palimpsestic world...

The Palimpsestic Time and Identity in Graham Swift’s Ever After

Publié en ligne: 30 nov. 2017

Pages: 1 - 7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2017-0001

Mots clés
identity, palimpsest, past, present, time, the world

© Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Palimpsestic Time and Identity in Graham Swift’s Ever After

Publié en ligne: 30 nov. 2017

Pages: 1 - 7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2017-0001

Mots clésidentity, palimpsest, past, present, time, the world

© Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
identity, palimpsest, past, present, time, the world