Distance and Dramatization: Henry James on the Art of Fiction

lunes, 29 de febrero de 2016

Distance and Dramatization: Henry James on the Art of Fiction

'Narrative Theory' is an online introduction to classical structuralist narratological analysis. The fourth section deals with the modes of narrative, "showing" and "telling", as theorized by Henry James and other theorists of the dramatic aesthetics in narrative. Outline: 1. Two concepts of narrative distance. 2. The theory of the novel before James; Besant's 'Art of Fiction'; 3. James and the Art of the Novel; 4. The Novel as an Organic Unit; 5. Point of View; 6. The Revaluation of Narrative; 7. Distance: Conclusion.

 

Distance and Dramatization: Henry James on the Art of Fiction (Narrative Theory, 4)

 

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2732338

Number of Pages in PDF File: 16
Keywords: Narratology, Theory of narrative, Aesthetics, Novel, Dramatic structure, Narrative perspective, Henry James

eJournal Classifications (Date posted: February 15, 2016)

CSN Subject Matter eJournals      Cognition & the Arts eJournal - CMBO          CSN: Mental Operations (Cognition & the Arts) (Topic) - CMBO              CSN: Narrative & Story (Sub-Topic) - CMBO

LIT Subject Matter eJournals      Literary Theory & Criticism eJournal - CMBO