Discoveries of the other alterity in the work of Leonard Cohen, Hubert Aquin, Michael Ondaatje, and Nicole Brossard

• Published in: Discoveries of the other
• Main Author: Siemerling, Winfried
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Toronto University of Toronto Press 1994; University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing
• Edition: 1
• Series: Theory/culture
• Subjects: 1929-1977; 1934; 1943; 20th century; Aquin, Hubert; Brossard, Nicole; Canadian fiction; Canadian fiction-20th century-History and criticism; Canadian literature; Canadian literature-Psychological aspects; Cohen, Leonard; Criticism and interpretation; Difference (Psychology) in literature; French; French-Canadian literature; French-Canadian literature-20th century-History and criticism; History and criticism; Language & Literature; LITERARY CRITICISM; Ondaatje, Michael; Outsiders in literature; Postmodernism (Literature); Postmodernism (Literature)-Canada; Psychological aspects; Self in literature; 1943; 20th century; 1934; 1929-1977; Canada
• ISBN: 9781442683907; 1442683902; 0802005179; 9781487571276; 9780802005175; 1487571275
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442683907

Winfried Siemerling examines alterity in the work of four innovative postmodern authors, exploring self and other as textual figures of the unknown. Subjectivity appears mediated, in these texts, by a self-reflexive work in language, seeking to grasp itself in relation to a significant and often fascinating, but also enigmatic, other.