Literary portraits and landscapes

: duplicity and alterity in James Joyce and Ovid

Abstract

In this thesis, I compare the writings of James Joyce and Ovid, and put forward the reading of literary portraits and literary landscapes. These two models propose that the personae and settings of each author are based on but deviate from real people and places. I also link this to their statuses as exiles, and argue that this is part of a larger artistic programme which consoles the artist, allows them to visualise themselves in the homeland, and also consolidates and validates their identities as displaced artists.

Date of Award	25 Jan 2022
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	University of Bristol
Supervisor	Laura Jansen (Supervisor) & Vanda D Zajko (Supervisor)