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The Enigma of the Self


# 25498
The Enigma of the Self
A study in variations and shared existential mysteries involving the self in Milan Kundera's "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" and Ivo Andric's "The Bridge on the Drina".
4,115 words (approx. 16.5 pages) | 2 sources | MLA | 2002 United States


Paper Summary:

A look at how two Slavic authors, Ivo Andric and Milan Kundera, explore the very personal mystery of self. This essay explores Kundera's "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" and Andric's "The Bridge on the Drina" comparing similarities of theme as the two authors in their diverse styles show humans seeking self in relationship to the opposite sex. The study offers extensive comparison/ contrast of the two novels utilizing many documented quotes from both.

From the Paper:

"The novels The Bridge on the Drina, by Ivo Andric and The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, by Milan Kundera are examples of the truth of this statement. Both novelists explore the enigma of self within the context of their own existential probing of self. Each of these writers also places his personal self, as well as the selves of his characters against a panoramic historical background, which just happens to be the stage setting before which he has played out his own personal drama of self."

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APA Citation:

The Enigma of the Self (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 08, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Enigma-of-the-Self/25498

MLA Citation:

"The Enigma of the Self" 15 January 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Enigma-of-the-Self/25498>




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Madame Mimi US
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Oct 05, 2001
M.A. English, University of Michigan ; M.A. Theatre, University of Illinois ; B.A. English, University of Illinois ; Specialist in dramatic literature, Shakespeare, Elizabethan, Restoration drama; High honors in all degrees, Phi Beta Kappa; Professional writer, editor, teacher 30 years experience as literary professional writer of book reviews.
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