TY - BOOK ID - 85723082 TI - Reading corporeality in Patrick White's fiction : an abject dictatorship of the flesh PY - 2018 SN - 9004365699 9004365680 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, DB - UniCat KW - Human body in literature. KW - Body and soul in literature. KW - Body, Human, in literature KW - Human figure in literature KW - White, Patrick, KW - White, Patrick Victor Martindale KW - Criticism and interpretation. KW - וייט, פטריק, KW - Уайт, Патрик, KW - Uaĭt, Patrik, KW - ホワイト, パトリック, KW - Howaito, Patorikku, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85723082 AB - In Reading Corporeality in Patrick White’s Fiction: An Abject Dictatorship of the Flesh , Bridget Grogan combines theoretical explication, textual comparison, and close reading to argue that corporeality is central to Patrick White’s fiction, shaping the characterization, style, narrative trajectories, and implicit philosophy of his novels and short stories. Critics have often identified a radical disgust at play in White’s writing, claiming that it arises from a defining dualism that posits the ‘purity’ of the disembodied ‘spirit’ in relation to the ‘pollution’ of the material world. Grogan argues convincingly, however, that White’s fiction is far more complex in its approach to the body. Modeling ways in which Kristevan theory may be applied to modern fiction, her close attention to White’s recurring interest in physicality and abjection draws attention to his complex questioning of metaphysics and subjectivity, thereby providing a fresh and compelling reading of this important world author. ER -