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Title: | A narrative of major political aspects in twentieth-century Maltese literature |
Other Titles: | The different faces of politics in literature and music |
Authors: | Portelli, Terence |
Keywords: | Politics and literature -- Malta -- 20th century Maltese literature -- 20th century Politics in literature Authors -- Political and social views Authorship -- Political aspects Literature publishing -- Political aspects -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2024 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Citation: | Portelli, T. (2024). A narrative of major political aspects in twentieth-century Maltese literature. In M. T. Vassallo & A. P. DeBattista (Eds.), The different faces of politics in literature and music (pp. 94-115). Oxon and New York: Routledge. |
Abstract: | Word use and meaning inexorably change, relentlessly moving forward as if
on a tightrope balancing act between life and decay. Socially constructed
and contested, word meanings have their trajectories and seductive power.
Like fashion, words are marked by time and usage, their semantics ‘shift’.
Confusion arises due to misunderstandings and lack of agreement on their
meaning/s. Literature and politics are value-laden, highly charged and contested words. Investing in their definition would require book-length expositions and probably this would still be an open-ended enterprise. Different groups have a vested, often-concealed, interest in their definition and appropriation. Any value judgement is bound to be rooted and affected by social ideology, the beliefs and prejudices one holds, thus making their understanding rather complex and at times ramified in various discourses. [excerpt] |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120055 |
ISBN: | 9781032640402 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEduLHE |
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