Watts, Cedric (1984) The deceptive text: an introduction to covert plots. Harvester, Brighton. ISBN 9780710806086

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

The book demonstrates that numerous literary texts contain covert plots, plot-sequences so elliptically presented that they may be overlooked for many years; when they are at last perceived, the works (whether by Ibsen, Conrad or others) are transformed. (For instance, I identify the covert plot of 'Almayer's Folly' and 'The Wild Duck', unidentified for about a century.) Some texts are linked by transtextual narratives: plot-sequences in, between and across two or more works. When these transtextual narratives are perceived, each work is changed.

Item Type:	Book
Schools and Departments:	School of English > English
Depositing User:	Professor Cedric Watts
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 19:19
Last Modified:	11 Jul 2012 08:42
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/20077

📧 Request an update