Form and Function in the Diary Novel

ISBN-13: 9781349102112 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 198 str.

Trevor Field

Opis

A study of novels written in the form of diaries. Some 75 fictional diarists are followed, with examples ranging from light-hearted works to those of Nobel prize-winners like Sartre and Golding, which the author uses to illustrate the versatility of this literary form.

Spis treści

Definitions; history and evolution; mimetics; verisimilitude; parody; the character of the diarist.