Dual Narrative Dynamics

ISBN-13: 9781032403465 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 216 str.

Dan Shen

Opis

Combining narratological and stylistic methods, this book theorizes dual narrative dynamics comprised of plot development and covert progression, and demonstrates the consequences for the interpretation of literary works.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part I Theory  1. Uniqueness of "Covert Progression" and its Different Relations with Plot Development  2. Why Covert Progressions Have Been Neglected and How to Uncover Them  3. How Dual Dynamics Can Transform and Extend Narratology  4. How Dual Dynamics Challenges Stylistics and How to Meet the Challenge  5. How Dual Dynamics Challenges Translation and How to Meet the Challenge  Part II Practice  6. Naturalistic Covert Progression behind Complicated Plot Development: Chopin's "A Pair of Silk Stockings"  7. Dual Dynamics versus Single Dynamic: Bierce's "A Horseman in the Sky" and "The Affair at Coulter's Notch"  8. Societal Conflict Hidden Behind Personal Conflict: Kafka's "The Judgment"  9. Actually Unrequited behind Superficially Mutual Love: Mansfield's "Psychology”  10. One Focalization, Dual Progression, and Twofold Irony: Mansfield’s “A Dill Pickle”  11. Gender Reversal behind Miserable Life: Mansfield’s “Life of Ma Parker” in Contrast with Chekov’s “Misery”  Conclusion