Naslov
Calvino-Desai, On Freedom and Estrangement. Rules and Boundaries of Life on a Tree

Autori
Radoš-Perković, Katja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Skup
The Changes in Epochal Paradigms and the Opportunities They Offer for English Studies

Mjesto i datum
Ljubljana, Slovenija, 10.05.2012. - 12.05.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Italo Calvino; Kiran Desai; life on trees; freedom; rules

Sažetak
Both Italo Calvino (The Baron in the Trees) and much later Kiran Desai (Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard) created an alternative life-space above ground, on the trees. In the case of Calvino's character Cosimo, it is a life-long experience started by a child who matures in this new environment and takes active part in the surrounding important historical events. Desai's Sampath ends on a guava tree almost by accident, in his adult age, and does not control the repercussions of this choice. The paper discusses the similarities and differences between the two different concepts of freedom advocated by the characters, along with the inevitable rules and boundaries attached to these utopias.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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