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University of Missouri--Columbia

"A journey is an hallucination" : Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Flann O�Brien�s novel, The Third Policeman, consists of many unrealistic events, thus sharing similarities with the fantastic piece, Alice�s Adventures in Wonderland. The events and characters within the O�Brien�s storyline obtain no source of reason, and their actions and comments hold no sense of logic. Although, if particular aspects of the novel are studied further and in relation to the aftereffects of trauma, O�Brien�s work is more realistic and logical than what is fantastically portrayed on the text�s surface.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.A.
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English (MU)
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Missouri--Columbia
Year dc:date.issued
2014

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • McPherson, Dina
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Kerwin, William

Rights

Language dc:language.iso
eng, English

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Handle dc:identifier.uri
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/45826
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/45826

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McPherson, Dina. "A journey is an hallucination" : Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman. Masters thesis, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/10355/45826