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The one vs. the many : minor characters and the space of the protagonist in the novel /
Does a novel focus on one life or many? Alex Woloch uses this simple question to develop a powerful new theory of the realist novel, based on how narratives distribute limited attention among a crowded field of characters. His argument has important implications for both literary studies and narrati...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Does a novel focus on one life or many? Alex Woloch uses this simple question to develop a powerful new theory of the realist novel, based on how narratives distribute limited attention among a crowded field of characters. His argument has important implications for both literary studies and narrative theory. Characterization has long been a troubled and neglected problem within literary theory. Through close readings of such novels as Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, and Le Pere Goriot, Woloch demonstrates that the representation of any character takes place within a shifting field of. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 391 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-382) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400825752 140082575X 9780691113135 0691113130 9780691113142 0691113149 |