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S/LI/74. SECRETS: Consider a number of ways in which literary works are governed by secrecy, concealment and strategies of suspense
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This essay explores the ways in which literary texts are governed by the theoretical notion of secrets, focusing on Oedipus Rex with examples from Heart of Darkness. It examines the nature of communication and its intrinsic 'secretiveness' on a fundamentally linguistic level making reference to Saussures theories on semiotics. Analysis of Sophocles' play is coloured by theories of Kermode, Derrida, Barthes and Freud pertaining to the nature of secrets and the implications of a secret. In conclusion, it appears that texts are ensured in the theoretically dense topic of secrecy rather than governed by it.
KEYWORDS: Secrets, suspense, concealment, Oedipus Rex, Critical theory,
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