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Shadows of Empire
by: Allan Massie

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780099274179
ISBN: 0099274175
Label: Minerva
Manufacturer: Minerva
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: June 04, 1998
Publisher: Minerva
Studio: Minerva
Sales Rank: 775420

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Discourse: Problems and Re-Presentations
Allan Massie is a great novelist, and one who has received acclaim for good reason. He is able to blend a knowledge of history with a lucid writing quality, which creates a novel that is thoroughly engaging. However, this novel also has many problems, in that its use of discourse and representation is disappointing. The way in which the themes are explored is problematic, because it sets up representational structures that lead to a limiting exploration of character.

The use of Empire, female characters like the femme fatale Vanessa and parents which appear to be contradictory creates a disturbing social representation. This is further complicated by largely ignoring the period of history from the 1970's to the 1980's, and ... Read More:

 



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