Discourses of Vocation in Peter Carey's <em>Oscar and Lucinda</em>

Authors

  • Lyn McCredden Deakin University

Keywords:

Peter Carey, contemporary fiction, historical fiction

Abstract

The article examines the way in which Carey's novel constructs the dialogue between calling and chance, between purpose and the arbitrary, duty and pleasure, the individual and institutions.

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Published

2013-02-04

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1998: Australian Literature and the Public Sphere

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