Pinning Down Narrative; or, Wrestling in the Novels of John Irving

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Abstract: This thesis tackles the contexts and effects of sports within various forms of literature, using the work of American novelist John Irving as a case study. The thesis focuses on the enterprise of wrestling, and how the sport functions as a narrative device in Irving's novels, both to facilitate characterization and narrative structure. Drawing on Roland Barthes' "Mythologies," the work creates a framework for reading wrestling within the novel, and participates in a close reading of "The World According to Garp" and "The 158-Pound Marriage."

Type of resource	text
Date created	May 2019

Author	Pragada, Bobby
Primary advisor	Vermeule, Blakey
Degree granting institution	Stanford University, Department of English

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/cd666yr2244

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Preferred Citation: Bobby Pragada. (2019). Pinning Down Narrative; or, Wrestling in the Novels of John Irving. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/cd666yr2244

Stanford University, Department of English, Undergraduate Honors Theses

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