Bob's Dreaming: Playing with Reader Expectations in Peter Carey's "Oscar and Lucinda"
Bob's Dreaming: Playing with Reader Expectations in Peter Carey's "Oscar and Lucinda"
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Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association
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Oscar and Lucinda is the third novel in the postcolonial phase of Peter Carey's search for an Australian identity. For the first time, he takes a good look at the British imperial influence. The action of the novel takes place during the Victorian period, and Carey chooses to dress his-story up in the corresponding genre-the Victorian novel, which...
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Bob's Dreaming: Playing with Reader Expectations in Peter Carey's "Oscar and Lucinda"
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_2307_3657433
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0361-1299
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10.2307/3657433
