Graduate Student, English Studies
Josephine Butler
Thesis Title: 'G.K. Chesterton and Parody'
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Dr. John Nash
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About
I began studying at Durham University in October 2010, researching a thesis on 'G.K. Chesterton and Parody'. My thesis examines the parodic motifs permeating Chesterton's diverse output, with particular emphasis upon his detective fiction, but also with reference to his nonsense verse, journalism, novels, critical essays, and public performances.
In order to illustrate the cultural dexterity of parody, I also discuss Chesterton's work in relation to various ostensibly disparate writers who employ similar techniques across widely differing genres and cultural movements, including Fyodor Dostoevsky, Wyndham Lewis, Daniil Kharms, and Jonathan Coe.
