Date of Award:
5-1987
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Arts (MA)
Department:
English
Committee Chair(s)
Patricia Gardner
Committee
Patricia Gardner
Abstract
This paper explores religio-folkloric connections in two works of Canadian fiction--Surfacing, by Margaret Atwood, and The Diviners, by Margaret Laurence. On several levels these books have striking parallels. They are here treated as novels of quest and in terms of elemental symbology.
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Recommended Citation
Cannon, Helen Beach, "Surfacing and The Diviners: A Comparative Study" (1987). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 8927.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8927
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