Constructing Identity

Agata Handley

ISBN 10: 3631658818 / ISBN 13: 9783631658819

Published by Peter Lang AG, CH, 2016

About this Item

The author analyzes the multi-layered and multidimensional theme of identity construction recurring in Tony Harrison's work from the seventies onwards looking at the way it evolved throughout the years. The book examines identity in the frame of the sociological and philosophical thoughts of such thinkers as Emmanuel Levinas and Zygmunt Bauman and in reference to the systematization proposed by Zbigniew Bokszanski: identity as a state or process, identity as a continuity or change, and identity as a consequence of conformity or revolt.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constructing Identity
• Publisher: Peter Lang AG, CH
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631658818
• ISBN 13: 9783631658819
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 380 grams

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Synopsis

The author analyzes the multi-layered and multidimensional theme of identity construction recurring in Tony Harrison’s work from the seventies onwards looking at the way it evolved throughout the years. The book examines identity in the frame of the sociological and philosophical thoughts of such thinkers as Emmanuel Levinas and Zygmunt Bauman and in reference to the systematization proposed by Zbigniew Bokszański: identity as a state or process, identity as a continuity or change, and identity as a consequence of conformity or revolt.

About the Author

Agata Handley works as a lecturer and a researcher at the University of Łódź, Poland. The main areas of her academic interest are literature translation, British culture, and contemporary British poetry.