Your second essay will analyse Josephine Teys The Daughter of Time according to the formal and/or thematic devices learned in class, while also taking into account the cultural contexts affecting the texts creation and reception. Essays are expected to contain a clear and arguable thesis, to use the critical vocabulary learned in class, and to demonstrate a nuanced and original perspective. Essays must be 800-1000 words long, follow MLA style guidelines, and include at least one secondary source. Potential secondary sources have been posted to La, but youre welcome to incorporate another scholarly source of your choosing. Your essay will respond to this prompt: Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. – Francis Bacon Discuss the construction and deconstruction of History in Josephine Teys The Daughter of Time. Be sure to consider Linda Hutcheons concept of historiographic metafiction. Consider also postmodernisms scepticism of truth claims.Show more
