The “Panchatantra” Narrative Structure and the Writing of Indian Women’s Dilemma in Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

Dharamvir Bharati’s Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda connects the text with the social reality,through the multiple narrative perspectives of the“Panchatantra”Narrative Structure and the love stories,and narrates the survival and spiritual dilemma of Indian women in the transformation of India’s modernization.The novel depicts in both content and form the plight of Indian women’s physical and spiritual dependence under the traditional concepts of arranged marriages,caste marriages,dowry system and patriarchal will,and shows the process of women’s body and self-consciousness gradually moving from vitality to extinction.

Story Time and Narrative Time-On the Time in When We Two Parted

As narratives are composed of the content encoded and the medium giving concrete shape to them,narratives are inseparably intertwined with temporalities,those of story time and narrative time.In the poem When We Two Parted,there is the co-existence of story time and narrative time.The story time covers three sections depicting separately the past events,the present and the future.They are boiled down into the poem in thirty two lines in total,which gives rise to the variance between duration of story time and duration of narrative time.The durations endow the poem with distinguishable narrative effects.

Cultural Influence on Text Structures──A Comparative Study of Chinese and German Routine Narratives

Culturalexchangesenablepeopletorecognizedifferencesbetweentextstructuresindifferentlanguages.Asearlyasthe60's,Kaplanalreadypointedouttheinfluencethatculturehadupontextstructures,butculturalfactorshavenotyetreceiveddueattentioninmanylinguisticwritings...

Design of SWJU Rim Wisdom City Maker Space: A Case Study of Undergraduate Course Design of Urban and Rural Planning

In architectural design course of the SWJU Rim Wisdom City Hotel, the authors explored the innovation and business model of the maker space, analyzed the junctions between future needs of innovation and business activities and hotel functions, took the SWJU Rim Wisdom City as the design background, made the hotel design scheme based on research fruits and conceptual logic, and finished the coursework from research to design.

Viewpoint Arrangement and Mental Space Configuration: A Cognitive Analysis on Objectivity Construction in Journalistic Narratives

This paper presents an analysis on how objectivity is discursively constructed in journalistic narratives by drawing on the theories of viewpoint and mental space in Cognitive Linguistics. It is posited that at least three mental spaces are projected by a narrative discourse, i.e., a narrated event space, a narrating space, and a basic space, and the distance between the first two spaces determines the degree of objectivity in the narrative discourse. A schema which represents the configuration of the different spaces is proposed and applied in the analysis of journalistic narratives to explore the strategies of objectivity construction. The analysis reveals that what the different journalistic narratives have in common in the construction of objectivity is to distance the narrated event space and the narrating space with the former being foregrounded in the viewpoint arrangement.

Narrative Judgments and Its Ethical Implication in Ian McEwan＇s The Child in Time

As a newly developed theory, narrative ethics has its reasonability and advantages in that it can not only analyze either the contents or the forms of the texts, but also make an analysis of the combination of both contents and forms. This article, supported by James Phelan＇s rhetorical narrative theory as the theoretical base, attempts to explore and interpret narrative judgments and its implied ethics existing in The Child in Time by Ian McEwan so as to observe the hidden aesthetic orientation, the value judgments and the ethical intentions of the text and help to reveal the author＇s views of narrative ethics and aesthetics of the novel.

Aristotle and Hollywood： Dramatic Structure From Ancient Greece to Avatar ＆ Beyond

It is fascinating to realize that even while Hollywood continually comes up with incredible special effects in films such as Avatar （2009）, the basic structure and development closely ＂follows＂ the guidelines for drama and storytelling laid out by Aristotle in his The Poetics, written several thousand years ago. We are specifically speaking of three act （beginning, middle, and ending） structure, focusing more on plot than character, and the need for a final resolution （catharsis）. But throughout literary and cinematic history, not everyone has followed these rules. Ironically, we take a close look at the award-winning Greek director Theo Angelopoulos＇ Ulysse＇s Gaze （1995） staring Harvey Keitel, as an example of a very non-Aristotelian approach to filmmaking and storytelling. Angelopoulos＇ film is character rather than plot centered on the Harvey Keitel figure and the journey of the narrative can be broken down to between 8-10 acts, depending how you describe them. We discuss many of the standard American ＂how to write screenplay book＂ authors such as Syd Field, while bringing a variety of authors such as Lajos Egri （The Art of Dramatic Writing） who criticize both Aristotle＇s Poetics and the way it has been interpreted for centuries especially in Hollywood. We conclude that there is a middle ground as well, for while Casablanca （1942） has a clear three act structure, it does not give us a happy romantic ＂Hollywood＂ ending/resolution as Rick insists that Lisa leave with her husband.

Spaces and Their Significance in “A Rose for Emily

Spatial theory provides a new perspective to analyze literary texts. Based on the spatial theory, this paper analyzes the physical and psychological spaces in “A Rose for Emily”. It argues that the employment of physical space increases the story’s interests and the psychological space deepens the theme.

Analysis of Narrative Space in Black Boy

Richard Wright was an African American novelist and critic,whose works were known for the themes of African Ameri-can and racist.And Black Boy(1945)is his autobiographical novel,which consists of two parts:Southern Night and The Horror andthe Glory.It mainly tells about how the protagonist had transformed from an innocent child to a mature youth.This thesis analyzesBlack Boy from the perspective of spatial narrative.Firstly,it analyzes three kinds of narrative spaces:physical space,social spaceand psychological space.Physical space is the real and concrete environment in which the protagonist lives.The five physical spac-es have their own characteristics,which serve as the background of the whole story and foreshadow the growth of the protagonist.So-cial space refers to the current conditions of the society,including the social reality in the space and the values that people have.The social space in the book is full of class,racial discrimination and cultural differences,which is the epitome of the society.Psy-chological space is the subconscious activity of the protagonist’s inner world,including his inner monologue and psychological ac-tivities.The protagonist is eager to establish a world of freedom and equality.

Narrative Time in Alice Munro's Short Stories

Alice Munro is a well-known contemporary Canadian writer.She departs from the traditional linear development but employs a seemingly random narrative line as a structural device in her story-telling.In the five short stories,"Material","Walk er Brothers Cowboy","The Moons of Jupiter","Miles City,Montana"and"Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell you",Mun ro manipulates the use of disconnected narrative time to deal with rites of passage.Free from the conventional time schemes,she expresses her vision in multiple themes and leaves the story open for readers.

On Chinese Cultural Subjectivity Regarding Exemplary and Narrative Language: Based on Ricoeur’s Research of Narrative

Exemplary language can,on the one hand,assist a listener to understand what a speaker intends to express,and,on the other hand,provoke a kind of practical force to the listener.Exemplary language is everywhere in our daily life,such as the bedtime stories told by a mother to her child,literary works,and judicial precedents.Many Western philosophers have expounded on this type of language.Exemplary language has become a topic for philosophical discussions.In Chinese classics,there are many expressions using exemplary language,but in different forms.Was there any philosophical reflection on these exemplary languages?The differences between the Chinese and the Western exemplary language initiate our discussion about the different subjectivity of exemplary language,or narrative subjectivity,for narrative will be discussed in this article as an extraordinary exemplary language.As a kind of exemplary language,narrative is analyzed by Ricoeur into two elements:time and meaning.Is his analysis also valid for Chinese narrative language?Can we discuss the difference of narrative subjectivity according to these two elements?The author is going to trace the origins of different subjectivity by analyzing distinct ways of creating characters/words which determinate different language forms in Chinese and the Western culture.The author finds that“linear time”(or objective time)still plays a significant role in the Western culture;by contrast,subjective time seems more dominant in Chinese culture.This also determines the narrative time for Chinese.As for the meaning,there are different purposes and ways of using narrative in Chinese culture and the Western culture,which are reflected,for example,in the different purposes of the Chinese and Western drama.This article aims to explore Chinese narrative subjectivity based on Ricoeur’s research of narrative.

The Third Space Identity Construction： A Narrative Inquiry into a Chinese College EFL Learner’s Experience of Online Intercultural Writing Exchange

Drawing on in-depth interviews with a Chinese EFL learner, this qualitative study explores her identity changes throughout her engagement in the third space-the online intercultural writing exchange. The findings show that her productive construction of the third space is marked by a transformation from a reticent student to an open thought sharer and her claim of a legitimate ownership of using English as a global language. A split is exposed between her newly acquired English rhetorical conventions and her deeply rooted perceptions in the Chinese context. It is suggested by the study that EFL learners be provided greater opportunities to explore language as both a linguistic system and a sociocultural practice where they can exercise their agency and expand the range of identities.

On the Tai Chi Spatial Pattern in Ursula Le Guin＇s The Left Hand of Darkness

On the basis of Gabriel Zoran＇s theory of spatial pattern, particularly the 3 levels of world reconstruction, the pattern of narrative space in Ursula Le Guin＇s The Left Hand of Darkness is figured out. A spatial pattern of Tai Chi diagram is established on the textual level, the chronotopic level and the topographical level simultaneously. To demonstrate the validity of this Tai Chi spatial pattern, the stylistic feature of ＂shfgrethor＂ is analyzed in accordance with the Tai Chi spatial pattern, thereby proves the pattern＇s reliability. As an effect, this Tai Chi spatial pattern functions as Le Guin＇s fitting shape of carrier bag in science fiction containing both mythology and realist elements into a cyclic narrative.

A Study of Feminine Space in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Space plays a critical role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.This paper examines the construction of feminine space in the fiction by applying the theory of gendered space and using methods such as induction,comparison,and mutual corroboration of literature and history.The feminine space in the fiction was constructed on the basis of“gender segregation.”The female characters mainly stayed at the“backyard”of homesteads,and were rarely seen in external spaces,leaving space power in the hands of men.However,thanks to certain special opportunities,status,or class,women could acquire some knowledge and abilities not available to them in the space.Under such circumstances,they had the chance to reverse the space power.The fiction presents the richness and complexity of feminine space and circumstances in the late Han Dynasty.

A Study of the Time Narrative in Curious Case of Benjamin Button

This paper aims to provide new research perspective and highlight the importance of time in a novel.The paper first generally summarizes the research on the novel home and abroad.It goes on to describe the curious time in the novel and analyze the effect.Then,in light of Geneard Genette’s theory,the paper analyzes the time duration and the effects.It points out that the narration of time contributes to reinforcing the theme and the adjustment of the narrative rhythm.

“Balance-Unbalance-Rebalance”in TheHandmaid’s Tale

First published in 1985,The Handmaid'Tale is a representative work of Margaret Atwood.It has met with great favor around the world as a brilliant future novel in western literature.From the perspective of structuralism,this paper will adopt Todor-ov’s notion of narrative grammar and analyze different characters and narrative approaches,then explain how Margaret Atwood con-structs a narrative model of "balance-unbalance-rebalance"in the novel,so as to get rid of the traditional narrative discourse of"balance-unbalance"in feminist literary works.

基于空间叙事理论的城市地铁公共空间艺术设计研究——以北京地铁19号线为例

随着城市的发展,全国各地在建设地铁空间时更加注重其文化属性带给游客的情感共鸣,但由于设计环节缺乏文化和情感方面的理论和实践介入,致使地铁空间出现“标准化”、“同质化”的问题。通过剖析北京地铁19号线公共空间现状以及各站点所蕴含的城市文化,结合空间叙事学理论,探索可行的地铁空间与叙事性理念结合的思路,并分析其设计理念、营造手法、艺术形式等方面在空间叙事性视角下的应用。空间叙事性设计对于地铁空间有良好的普适性,能为城市地铁空间的建设和更新提供新思路。

虚实身份与空间:VR绘画的视觉表征研究

在VR绘画的创作语境之中,虚实空间与身体的“侵越”对VR绘画的创作、感知、体验方式以及视觉叙事的建构模式都进行了重建。这个过程既扩充了绘画创作的内涵与外延,又增强了主体与观者在虚拟空间中身体“审美”的体验与想象力的最大化呈现。论文结合国内外近十年来VR绘画艺术的实践案例,验证得出结论,旨归呈现VR绘画的视觉表征及内涵外延,这对于沉浸式绘画与沉浸式交互性的艺术感知与体验具有尤为不可或缺的价值。

无障碍环境的动漫展演空间叙事研究

旨在探索无障碍环境中以动漫为元素与内容生产的公共展演空间叙事逻辑与建构方式。在强调无障碍环境建构的当下社会,从空间叙事学角度出发,运用无障碍设计、通用设计方法,拓宽弱势人群在以动漫为核心的公共空间信息获取方式,结合内容叙事、空间营造,弥合障碍群体与无障碍人群的感知断层,指向空间叙事设计结合互动展演空间的可能性及其合理性。探析空间叙事理论融入动漫互动展演的设计模式,实现弱势群体在未来展示活动中更为便捷与无障碍的信息传递,以期为公共空间无障碍环境创建提供可借鉴的思路。

底层电影影像叙事中情感共鸣探究

在当前社会转型的大背景下,利益主体多元化和利益诉求多样化并存,为底层电影创作提供了现实基础。底层电影以写实为基础,聚焦底层民众的真实生活状态,通过深入挖掘他们的心理、情感、行为,并结合细腻的情感叙事表达,不断丰富和拓展其内涵。本文基于德勒兹情动理论,深入剖析底层电影话语表达中的情感共鸣,旨在揭示受众对影片中故事内容的理解与认同过程,并探究引发受众情感共鸣的逻辑建构。