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| Other authors / contributors: | Holler, Claudia, editor.
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| ISBN: | 9789027272256
9027272255
9789027226570
9027226571
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | This paper addresses identity construction in confessional poetry and explores three poems by Anne Sexton in closer detail. It shows that identity in lyrical texts can be discussed more poignantly by using the concept of narrative identity. A close reading of the three poems reveals three different self-concepts, the possibility of multiple selves, and the notion of permanent self-actualization through narrative. Furthermore, this paper suggests that narrative identity theory concentrates too much on conventional narratological frames such as narrative coherence. The reading of lyric poetry ex.
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| Other form: | Print version: Rethinking Narrative Identity. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013 9789027226570
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