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FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988)

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FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988)

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Muriel Spark’s fiction explores the interplay between anarchy, power, and narrative control, often challenging traditional moral and social structures. In The Driver’s Seat, A Far Cry from Kensington, and The Ballad of Peckham Rye, Spark’s protagonists act as disruptive forces within rigid institutions, undermining authority through defiance, manipulation, and self-determination. These characters, whether through acts of rebellion, artistic control, or moral ambiguity, expose the fragility of hierarchical systems and the instability of conventional morality. Spark’s works reject bourgeois values, ridiculing those in positions of power while embracing the macabre and the absurd. Her protagonists, assert dominance over their narratives, yet their autonomy is always precarious, shaped by external forces that seek to impose order. Through irony, ambiguity, and structural subversion, Spark crafts narratives that resist singular interpretations, reinforcing her vision of fiction as an arena where control is simultaneously asserted and undermined. This article examines how Spark’s use of anarchic protagonists and destabilizing narrative techniques serves as a critique of authority, morality, and the limits of personal agency.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

  1. Apostolou, F. E. (2001). Seduction and death in Muriel Spark’s fiction. Greenwood Press.
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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü, Modern ve Postmodern Edebiyat

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

28 Haziran 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Haziran 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

24 Mart 2025

Kabul Tarihi

10 Haziran 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Sevinc, M. (2025). FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988). Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(2), 687-698. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1664686
AMA
1.Sevinc M. FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988). UDEKAD. 2025;8(2):687-698. doi:10.37999/udekad.1664686
Chicago
Sevinc, Mine. 2025. “FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988)”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (2): 687-98. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1664686.
EndNote
Sevinc M (01 Haziran 2025) FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988). Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 2 687–698.
IEEE
[1]M. Sevinc, “FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988)”, UDEKAD, c. 8, sy 2, ss. 687–698, Haz. 2025, doi: 10.37999/udekad.1664686.
ISNAD
Sevinc, Mine. “FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988)”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/2 (01 Haziran 2025): 687-698. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1664686.
JAMA
1.Sevinc M. FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988). UDEKAD. 2025;8:687–698.
MLA
Sevinc, Mine. “FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988)”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 8, sy 2, Haziran 2025, ss. 687-98, doi:10.37999/udekad.1664686.
Vancouver
1.Mine Sevinc. FICTION AS REBELLION: ANARCHY, POWER, AND NARRATIVE CONTROL IN MURIEL SPARK’S THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE (1960), THE DRIVER’S SEAT (1970) AND A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON (1988). UDEKAD. 01 Haziran 2025;8(2):687-98. doi:10.37999/udekad.1664686

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