The Architecture of Desire: William Golding's The Spire
This article takes as its starting point William Golding's encounter with the critic, Frank Kermode, and the writer's subsequent rejection of his previously held belief in authorial intention. As the first of Golding's novels published after this meeting, The Spire provides a textual...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2006
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Literature and theology
Year: 2006, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-170 |
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| Summary: | This article takes as its starting point William Golding's encounter with the critic, Frank Kermode, and the writer's subsequent rejection of his previously held belief in authorial intention. As the first of Golding's novels published after this meeting, The Spire provides a textual record of the consequences of relinquishing the absolute authority of the writer. As it foregrounds a range of possible interpretations of Jocelin's spiritual vision, including those derived from the discourse of psychoanalysis, the text challenges the view of Golding as a conventional Christian writer. In so doing, The Spire interrogates the process of inscription and erasure to which not only Jocelin but also Golding himself is subject. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frl012 |