Present-tense narration in contemporary fiction : a narratological overview

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Present-tense narration in contemporary fiction : a narratological overview

Irmtraud Huber

(Palgrave pivot)

Palgrave Macmillan, c2016

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117) and index

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Description

In this book, Irmtraud Huber considers a wide range of contemporary novels to explore the variety of possibilities and effects of the use of the present tense, as well as investigating the reasons for its popularity. By illustrating the complexity and sophistication of four different types of contemporary usage, Huber's discussion goes some way towards refuting those critical voices which consider present-tense narration a passing fad and stylistic affectation. As a tense of narration, the present can serve to tell different stories than the past tense, or can tell them differently. By no means a passing fad, it is an important characteristic of contemporary literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Chapter 1. Past and Present of Present-tense Narration.- Chapter 2. Narrative Deictic Narration.- Chapter 3. Retrospective Narration.- Chapter 4. Interior Monologue.- Chapter 5. Simultaneous Narration.- Chapter 6. Mixed Cases.- Conclusion.- Appendix.- Works Cited.- Notes.

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