Theory and the Novel: Narrative Reflexivity in the British Tradition

Theory and the Novel: Narrative Reflexivity in the British Tradition

by Jeffrey Williams
ISBN-10:
0521430399
ISBN-13:
9780521430395
Pub. Date:
12/03/1998
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521430399
ISBN-13:
9780521430395
Pub. Date:
12/03/1998
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Theory and the Novel: Narrative Reflexivity in the British Tradition

Theory and the Novel: Narrative Reflexivity in the British Tradition

by Jeffrey Williams
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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521430395
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/03/1998
Series: Literature, Culture, Theory , #28
Pages: 222
Product dimensions: 0.63(w) x 9.02(h) x 5.98(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Narrative of narrative: Tristram Shandy; 2. Narrative improper: Joseph Andrews; 3. Conspicuous narrative: The Turn of the Screw and Wuthering Heights; 4. Narrative calling: Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim; Bibliography; Index.
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