Michael Ragussis re-reads the novelistic tradition by arguing that acts of naming--such as bestowing, earning, slandering or protecting a name--lie at the center of fictional plots from the 18th century to the present.
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Michael Ragussis re-reads the novelistic tradition by arguing that acts of naming--such as bestowing, earning, slandering or protecting a name--lie at the center of fictional plots from the 18th century to the present.
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Add this copy of Acts of Naming: the Family Plot in Fiction to cart. $4.00, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Oxford University Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very good conditon. Very good jacket. Includes introduction, epilogue, notes, and index. 268 pages. This book provides the first comprehensive study of names and naming in fiction, rereading the novelistic tradition to show that acts of naming-bestowing, revealing, or earning of a name; taking away, hiding, or prohibiting a name; slandering, protecting, or serving a name-lie at the center of fictional plots from the 18th century to the present.
Add this copy of Acts of Naming: the Family Plot in Fiction to cart. $20.15, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1986 by Oxford University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 0195040708.
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