Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe Kingdom Falls is a novel in eighteen chapters that occurs from the point of view of eighteen different characters within a medieval kingdom over the course of three days. Beginning from the perspective of a peasant and ending with the perspective of the king, the novel progresses through different viewpoints, ideas, and social constructs one perspective at a time. It examines morality, ethics, gender roles, masculinity, class distinctions, and social constructs through the lenses of characters as varied as a beggar on the street and the captain of the watch in an attempt to create a monomyth of the kingdom itself rather than any one central character. This deconstruction of the traditional monomyth comes with various other deconstructions. Preceding the novel is a critical introduction in which the author discusses the influence of Joseph Campbell's monomyth and Lubomir Dolezel's theory of possible worlds on the work, among other things.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts in English
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- English
- Year
- 2013
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Kimberlin, Matt
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Wayne Blackmon
Subjects
dc:subject × 7Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- © Matt Kimberlin
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1121
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-2122