The other, the godfather: A new historicist reading on Mario Puzo's novel, The godfather
Date of Publication
2005
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts in Literature
Subject Categories
American Literature
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Literature
Thesis Adviser
David Jonathan Bayot
Defense Panel Member
Gerardo Torres
Ma. Teresa Wright
Anne Frances Sangil
Abstract/Summary
This study examines the novel of Mario Puzo, The Godfather , in the light of the new historicist framework that the novel proposes an alternative order found in the Mafia, that subverts the dominant social formation of Democratic Administration present in America's social context of the 1950's to the 1960's. This study also examines the nature of the Italian underground Mafia as narrated in the novel, and how they perceive their world as compared to the more dominant foundation of America.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU13737
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
iv, 61 leaves, 28 cm
Keywords
Mario Puzo, 1920-1999. The godfather. Mafia—In literature
Recommended Citation
Abel, M. O. (2005). The other, the godfather: A new historicist reading on Mario Puzo's novel, The godfather. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/4925
Embargo Period
3-7-2021
