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Two Layers of Repetition in Kate Morton’s The House at Riverton

Publication date: 19.07.2018

Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2018, Volume 13, Issue 2, pp. 117 - 124

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843933ST.18.011.8633

Authors

Kinga Latała
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
, Poland
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Titles

Two Layers of Repetition in Kate Morton’s The House at Riverton

Abstract

The article discusses the two layers of repetition in Kate Morton’s The House at Riverton (2006) and their mutual correlations. The first layer concerns the setting of some parts of the novel, namely the 1910s and 1920s. The past is relived in fiction, fuelled by the nostalgia for the pre-World War II days and the enduring interest in early 20th-century aristocrats, socialites, and war poets. The second layer involves the reconstruction of the past by means of a historical film and the reminiscences of Grace, the protagonist, who at the dusk of her life attempts to revive the tumultuous events she witnessed in her youth.

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Information: Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2018, Volume 13, Issue 2, pp. 117 - 124

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:
Two Layers of Repetition in Kate Morton’s The House at Riverton
English:

Two Layers of Repetition in Kate Morton’s The House at Riverton

Authors

Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
Poland

Published at: 19.07.2018

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND  licence icon

Percentage share of authors:

Kinga Latała (Author) - 100%

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