Date of Award
Spring 5-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
English
Department
English
Major Professor
Boyd-Rioux, Anne
Second Advisor
Doll, Dan
Third Advisor
Steeby, Elizabeth
Abstract
Using a poststructural and reader-response theoretical framework, the author explores competing ideas of interpretation, epistemology, and the problematic nature of truth and meaning in Henry James’s novel, The Golden Bowl. The author analyzes the ways in which emergent nineteenth century communication technologies, specifically how telegraphy both mediates and facilitates intimacy in a modern landscape. James anticipates modern forms of social media by exploring the nuances and the potential erotic nature of mediated communication and knowledge.
Recommended Citation
Jemison, Sean, "In Between the Dots and Dashes: Telegrams and the Mediation of Intimacy in The Golden Bowl" (2014). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1815.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1815
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