Janet Frame; Jan Godfrey; authorial sacrifice;; negative capability; art
Abstract :
[en] This essay examines Janet Frame's "Jan Godfrey" with a view to demonstrating that its
author-figure writes a story that is not a story as long as she hesitates to grant her (re-)
created Other full access to the speaking position she occupies. The idea explored in "Jan Godfrey,"
that non-stories of avoidance are in fact narratives of ontological decimation will, then, be
shown to tie in with Frame’s belief that true art occurs at the edge of non-being.
Research Center/Unit :
CEREP - Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Études Postcoloniales - ULiège
Disciplines :
Literature
Author, co-author :
Gabrielle, Cindy ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des langues et littératures modernes > Littérature anglaise moderne et littérature américaine
Language :
English
Title :
"A Heart to Speak of": Authorial Sacrifice in Janet Frame's "Jan Godfrey" and Other Texts
