Doris Lessing : Sufi equilibrium and the form of the novel
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Doris Lessing : Sufi equilibrium and the form of the novel
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1994
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and index
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Description
The purpose of this study is to examine the rationale of Doris Lessing's development from Classical Realism to mysticism and forms of science fiction and to consider the unifying motifs that appear throughout her novels in her consistent search for Sufi Equilibrium. The four novels selected in this study represent significant stages in Lessing's work. Chapter one focuses on The Grass is Singing, which represents the author's early traditionally realistic writing, to show how far the preoccupations of Lessing's later novels find expression in this early work. Chapter two studies The Golden Notebook, which marks a turning point in formal structure in Lessing's canon and is selected as evidence of her interest in Sufism at that early stage. Chapter three concentrates on the study of The Memoirs of a Survivor, which has elicited a comparatively limited amount of criticism but which proves to be a major achievement when brought into line with Sufi methods of writing. Chapter four considers Lessing's science fiction series, 'Canopus in Argos', tracing sources from Oriental literature - a key which unlocks many areas of obscurity.
Table of Contents
Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Grass is Singing - The Golden Notebook - The Memoirs of a Survivor - The Science Fiction Series - Re: Colonised Plant 5 Shikasta - Conclusion - Notes - Index
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