Imaginative Distortion in Robert Olen Butler’s ‘Walter Raleigh’ (Severance) : The Fantasy of Triangular Love

TitreImaginative Distortion in Robert Olen Butler’s ‘Walter Raleigh’ (Severance) : The Fantasy of Triangular Love
Type de publicationArticle de revue
AuteurClark, Alice
PaysEtats-Unis
Editeur Society for the Study of the Short Story
VilleColumbia
TypeArticle scientifique dans une revue à comité de lecture
Année2012
LangueAnglais
DateFall 2012
Numéro2
Pagination59 - 72
Volume20
Titre de la revueShort Story
ISSN1052-648X
Mots-clésRobert Olen Butler, Salman Rushdie
Résumé en anglais

The article critiques the short story (SS) "Severance," by Robert Olen Butler. The characters and plot line are explored. The author discusses Butler's use of the technique of imaginative distortion which suggests the stylistic changes in his SS writing. She also compares Butler's micronarratives to that of Indian British novelist Salman Rushdie.

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