New readings of the American novel : narrative theory and its application

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New readings of the American novel : narrative theory and its application

[Peter Messent]

Macmillan, 1990

  • : pbk

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Includes index

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内容説明

This study introduces a variety of theoretical models for the reading of narrative: Genette, Ricoeur, Iser, Barthes, Bakhtin, among others. Its aim is to demonstrate to students and teachers of literature how such models can be used to explain how a text's effects are created. At the same time, the author argues for a grounding of the individual text in its historical and cultural context. The seven American novels discussed come mainly from the traditional "canon"; a final chapter on "There Eyes Were Watching God" argues, however, for a broadening of the boundaries of literary discourse.

目次

  • Speech representation, focalization and narration in "The Great Gatsby"
  • time and narrative - Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury"
  • slippery stuff - the construction of character in "The Sun Also Rises"
  • the dynamics of reading - "A Lost Lady"
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" and "The House of Mirth" a Barthesian reading
  • the clash of language - Bakhtin and "Huckleberry Finn"
  • a medley of voices - Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God".

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