Humor enhances the Carnival: A Bakhtinian reading of Lemony Snicket's The Carnivorous carnival
Date of Publication
2004
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts in Literature
Subject Categories
Comparative Literature
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Literature
Thesis Adviser
Shirley Lua
Defense Panel Chair
Paz Verdades Santos
Defense Panel Member
Carla Pacis
Ma.Teresa Wright
Abstract/Summary
Lemony Snicket is the author of the series A Series of Unfortunate Events. As of 2004, the series has released its tenth book, The Slippery Slope from a projected thirteen-volume project. The specimen of my study is book nine, The Carnivorous Carnival (2002). My thesis is to study The Carnivorous Carnival in the context of Mikhail Bakhtin's notion of the carnivalesque in Rabelais and His World (1988). I examine Lemony Snicket's novel from the carnivalesque perspective, and find out how he subverts using humor, stylistic language, and the festive images (the carnival).
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU13743
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
iii, 77 leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Wit and humor; Comedy; Children's literature; Humorous stories; Carnivals--Fiction
Recommended Citation
Belerma, E. R. (2004). Humor enhances the Carnival: A Bakhtinian reading of Lemony Snicket's The Carnivorous carnival. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2133
