Julian Barnes's "Shipwreck" or recycling chaos into art.(Critical Essay)

From: CLIO | Date: June 22, 2004| Author: Monterrey, Tomas | Copyright information

With the publication of A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters (1989), Julian Barnes confirmed his interest in the postmodern practice of metafiction, particularly in the problematic relation between fiction and historiography. In chapter 5, "Shipwreck," Barnes focuses on the textual and artistic inscription of factuality by retelling the catastrophe of the Medusa and discussing--in the second part of the chapter--Theodore Gericault's canvas The Raft of the Medusa (a color copy ...

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