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8-5-2023 11:00 AM
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8-5-2023 11:50 AM
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This paper examines Mervyn Peake’s fantastical renditions of London, focusing on the London-based city in Titus Alone but also drawing on Peake’s other writings together with manuscript material from the Mervyn Peake Archive at the British Library.
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"This dark hive called London": Mervyn Peake’s anti-fantasies and arbitrary kindness
This paper examines Mervyn Peake’s fantastical renditions of London, focusing on the London-based city in Titus Alone but also drawing on Peake’s other writings together with manuscript material from the Mervyn Peake Archive at the British Library.
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