Ambiguity and resolution.

Joyce, G, 2004. Ambiguity and resolution. PhD, Nottingham Trent University.

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Abstract

This thesis is submitted in conjunction with published works of fiction for the qualification of PhD in English (Creative Writing) at Nottingham Trent University. The essay is a critical commentary and reflection upon the conception, construction and revision of two published works in particular, Smoking Poppy (2001) and Leningrad Nights (2000). The thesis argues that principal impulses in creative writing can be seen in emblematic form in the ancient, proto-musical story accompanying instruments of the drum and the lyre. The drum marches the narrative towards its ritual ending, while the embellishments of the lyre seek to lift the story out of the flow of time. It is the job of the writer to resolve these often conflicting impulses, and considerations of authorial voice inform that resolution.

Item Type:	Thesis
Creators:	Joyce, G.
Date:	2004
ISBN:	9781369316421
Identifiers:	Number Type PQ10183441 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Arts and Humanities
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	25 Sep 2020 14:05
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2023 10:49
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/40950

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