Realism and intertextuality in Coetzee's Foe

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    Abstract

    Much critical attention has been paid to the relationship between the works, in particular the early works, of J.M. Coetzee, and the mode of allegory. Indeed, this has been such an important tendency in studies of Coetzee's aesthetic method that Derek Attridge has recently developed a strong argument against this approach. While it is clear that works such as Dusklands, The Life and Times of Michael K, Waiting for the Barbarians and others in Coetzee's ocuvre, have apparently allegorical overtones, it is equally true that Coetzee has taken a strong interest in "realism" and the potentials of this mode, and that this interest has informed much of his work.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationStrong Opinions: J.M. Coetzee and the Authority of Contemporary Fiction
    EditorsChris Danta, Sue Kossew, Julian Murphet
    Place of PublicationU.S.
    PublisherContinuum
    Pages81-95
    Number of pages15
    ISBN (Electronic)9781441187321
    ISBN (Print)9781441105301
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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