Existentialism and textual evolution in the 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' | Scott Krane
The Collector 1963; The Magus 1965) is hinged on a selection of intertexts ranging from Darwinian Naturalism (or “post-modern Evolutionary Theory”), Victorian and contemporary Feminism, Victorian poetry, Marxist criticism and post-modern Existentialism. Fowles implants himself as a character in the story adding yet another meta-dimension within the storyline and challenging the cognitive skills of the reader. Furthermore, the main characters in the story often personify a given school of thought. The critic, Katherin Tarbox, writes: …of the two threads – one a philosophy, the other a...
Source: timesofisrael.com