The Feast: Prologue-Sunday

About this episode

The episode discusses the allegorical elements and character roles in Margaret Kennedy's novel, The Feast.

Welcome to the first episode of a new series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, The Feast . We discuss the book’s allegorical bent (and how it’s different than most allegorical novels), the role of each of the main characters, the unique structure of the book (and it’s early reveals), and much more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

Topics covered

• Margaret Kennedy
• The Feast
• allegory
• character analysis
• book structure

Keywords

• The Feast
• Margaret Kennedy
• allegorical novel
• book discussion
• character roles

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Feast

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