Dislocation, Writing, and Identity in Australian and Persian Literature
This study aims to foreground key literary works in Persian and Australian culture that deal with the representation of exile and dislocation. Through cultural and literary analysis, Dislocation, Writing, and Identity in Australian and Persian Literature
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Dislocation, Writing, and Identity in Australian and Persian Literature
Hasti Abbasi
Dislocation, Writing, and Identity in Australian and Persian Literature
Hasti Abbasi Griffith University Brisbane, QLD, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-96483-6 ISBN 978-3-319-96484-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96484-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018950485 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Pattern adapted from an Indian cotton print produced in the 19th century This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To my Mother without whose existence and love I would not survive the world
Acknowledgments
I am extremely grateful for the contribution of Dr. Stephanie Green and Associate Professor Jock MacLeod in providing me with extensive personal and professional guidance and support from the early stages of putting this book together. I am so thankful to my family for their love and encouragement from thousands of miles away. I would like to thank my partner Ryan for standing beside me throughout my PhD road and writing this book.
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Contents
1 Introduction: Dislocation and Writing 1 References 5 2 Writing in Exile 7 References 15 3 Malouf’s An Imaginary Life 17 3.1 Exile and Romantic Writing17 3.2 Ovid’s Poetic Language23 3.3 Untamed Nature as a “Background to Human Drama”26 3.4 The Child: Beyond the Limits of Self-Identity29 3.5 A Sense of Exile32 3.6 Metamorphoses and Metamorphoses34 3.7 Symbols: Garden and Seasons40 3.8 Sexuality and Desire42 References 44 4 Parsipur’s Women
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