By making use of narratological theories of Gerard Genette,especially in terms of anachrony,this thesis studies the seemingly chaotic but systematic anachrony in Slaughterhouse-Five.It means to show that the superfici...By making use of narratological theories of Gerard Genette,especially in terms of anachrony,this thesis studies the seemingly chaotic but systematic anachrony in Slaughterhouse-Five.It means to show that the superficially chaotic structure and language of the novel are derived from the narrative techniques applied in Slaughterhouse-Five.展开更多
Though a bit strange to Chinese readers, Margaret Drabble is well known in Britain literature field. Her novels mainly reflect the life of middle class woman intellectual. And The Waterfall （1967） is in the book lis...Though a bit strange to Chinese readers, Margaret Drabble is well known in Britain literature field. Her novels mainly reflect the life of middle class woman intellectual. And The Waterfall （1967） is in the book list that must be read by English majors. This paper mainly analyzes the narrative characteristics of Margaret Drabble＇s famous novel The Waterfall from three aspects ofnarratology, narrative temporality, focalization, and narrating voice. The Waterfall is unique in writing style： It has no chapters, and each part is divided by asterisk, what is more, ＂I＂ and ＂she＂ appear alternatively. It consists of two alternatively appeared plotlines, one is the line of story, the other is the line of psychology. In the line of story, traditional narrative techniques are usually used, whereas in the line of psychology, new narrative techniques are often found. All these show that the author is trying to adopt new writing form, while at the same time she cannot completely give up the old ones. Therefore, this novel appears half-old and half-new characteristics in narrative characteristics.展开更多
Most of Alice Munro's novels are short, with the theme of the ordinary life of the female in the small town. However, itssubtle cut and narrative way could reveal the versatility of things and a good depth of huma...Most of Alice Munro's novels are short, with the theme of the ordinary life of the female in the small town. However, itssubtle cut and narrative way could reveal the versatility of things and a good depth of human nature. Runway is a masterpiece ofMunro, and three stories in it, Chance, Soon and Silence, which are surrounding three life stages of Juliet, describe the real life, andshow the process of a soul returning to peace. The narrative strategies from the perspective of anachrony will be listed and analyzed,in order to explore how the author shows Juliet's escape from the family and self.展开更多
文摘By making use of narratological theories of Gerard Genette,especially in terms of anachrony,this thesis studies the seemingly chaotic but systematic anachrony in Slaughterhouse-Five.It means to show that the superficially chaotic structure and language of the novel are derived from the narrative techniques applied in Slaughterhouse-Five.
文摘Though a bit strange to Chinese readers, Margaret Drabble is well known in Britain literature field. Her novels mainly reflect the life of middle class woman intellectual. And The Waterfall （1967） is in the book list that must be read by English majors. This paper mainly analyzes the narrative characteristics of Margaret Drabble＇s famous novel The Waterfall from three aspects ofnarratology, narrative temporality, focalization, and narrating voice. The Waterfall is unique in writing style： It has no chapters, and each part is divided by asterisk, what is more, ＂I＂ and ＂she＂ appear alternatively. It consists of two alternatively appeared plotlines, one is the line of story, the other is the line of psychology. In the line of story, traditional narrative techniques are usually used, whereas in the line of psychology, new narrative techniques are often found. All these show that the author is trying to adopt new writing form, while at the same time she cannot completely give up the old ones. Therefore, this novel appears half-old and half-new characteristics in narrative characteristics.
文摘Most of Alice Munro's novels are short, with the theme of the ordinary life of the female in the small town. However, itssubtle cut and narrative way could reveal the versatility of things and a good depth of human nature. Runway is a masterpiece ofMunro, and three stories in it, Chance, Soon and Silence, which are surrounding three life stages of Juliet, describe the real life, andshow the process of a soul returning to peace. The narrative strategies from the perspective of anachrony will be listed and analyzed,in order to explore how the author shows Juliet's escape from the family and self.
