Univ., Diss.--Kiel, 2003.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of English, 1988. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 212-220).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of English, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-208).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2009. / Title from title screen (viewed July 13, 2009) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Dept. of English, Faculty of Arts. Degree awarded 2009; thesis submitted 2008. Includes appendices. Includes bibliography. Also available in print form.

Th. Etat--Musicologie--Paris 4, 1997. / Glossaire p. 565-579. Bibliogr., discogr. et videogr. p. 528-548.

This essay focuses on a postmodern reading of An Imaginary Life by David Malouf. It argues that language is a central theme in the novel and that Ovid’s transformation corresponds to his changing attitude towards different languages. According to Karin Hansson, Ovid’s transformation is divided into three stages. First, he longs for Latin, then he acquires Getic and in the end he seeks the languages of nature. The essay shows that stage two, Ovid’s acquisition of Getic, induces the deconstruction of the traditional high culture-low culture dichotomy in the novel. Language is understood as a representative of culture, and when Ovid considers Getic equal to Latin, the distinction between high culture and low culture collapses. Stage three, Ovid’s relationship with the wild child and his acquisition of the instinctive languages of nature, leads to the deconstruction of the animal-human dichotomy. The facts that the wild child transcends animality by gaining language and that Ovid wants to overcome human languages and immerse himself in nature promote a non-binary and multifaceted understanding of the human-animal relationship. To confirm its argument, the essay draws on Jacques Derrida’s ideas of language as well as his notions of the animal-human relationship.

Doctoral diss.--Göteborg--Göteborgs universitet, 1996. / Résumé. Bibliogr. p. 185-196.

This essay explores the representation of nonhuman nature in David Malouf’s postcolonial novel Remembering Babylon. By applying a postcolonial ecocritical framework to the narrative the essay shows how nonhuman nature, including the animalised human “other”, is subject to Western ideologies that see them as resources or services to be exploited. However, the essay also reveals how the nonhuman “others” are opposing these views by resisting the Western pastoralizing practices and exposing environmental threats, as well as altering some of the Diasporic character’s views of the nonhuman “other” and their sense of displacement.

Bibliography: leaves 201-208 / iv, 208 leaves ; 31 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of English, 1992

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