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Theory and the Novel: Narrative Reflexivity in the British Tradition (Literature, Culture, Theory)

By Jeffrey Williams

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
0521430399, 9780521430395, 9780511004186
LCC
PN3355 .W58 1998
Open Library ID
OL683417M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
896 kB (917430 bytes)
Pages
220\222
Topic
Literature Literary
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Narrative features such as frames, digressions, or authorial intrusions have traditionally been seen as distractions from the narrative proper. In Theory and the English Novel, Jeffrey Williams analyzes these elements as points where the novel overtly depicts or inscribes the act of narration itself. He looks at a range of novels--Tristram Shandy, Joseph Andrews, Wuthering Heights, Lord Jim, and Heart of Darkness--and poses a series of theoretical questions that offer an original contribution to readings of the English novel, as well as to current discussions of theory.

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