Jeffrey Williams

Theory and the Novel (eBook, PDF)

Narrative Reflexivity in the British Tradition

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Produktbeschreibung

Narrative features such as frames, digressions, or authorial intrusions have traditionally been viewed as distractions from or anomalies in the narrative proper. In Theory and the Novel Jeffrey Williams exposes these elements as more than simple disruptions, analysing them as registers of narrative reflexivity, that is, moments that represent and advertise the functioning of narrative itself. Williams argues that narrative encodes and advertises its own functioning and modal form. He takes a range of novels from the English canon - Tristram Shandy, Joseph Andrews, The Turn of the Screw, Wuthering Heights, Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness are amongst the novels examined - and shows how narrative technique is never beyond or outside plot. He poses a series of theoretical questions such as about reflexitivity, imitation and fictionality, to offer a striking and original contribution to readings of the English novel, as well as to discussions of theory in general.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511037368
• Artikelnr.: 38189280

Autorenporträt

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey B. Williams has been the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) since January, 2020. Before serving in Slayton, Minnesota, he served congregations in Kansas, Wisconsin, and Colorado. He also was on the faculty at Concordia University Wisconsin as a Professor of Computer Science. Dr. Williams earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Elmhurst College in 1987. In May, 1992, he completed his Master of Divinity at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His doctorate in Education was granted in 2005 by Kansas State University. He serves as a Civil Air Patrol Chaplain as well as being a parish pastor. Dr. Williams and his long-suffering spouse unit, Sally, have two adopted daughters who are in the Milwaukee and Denver area. The reverend and his wife have been married over 50 years and live in the parsonage in Slayton with their two dogs.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Narrative of narrative: Tristram Shandy
2. Narrative improper: Joseph Andrews
3. Conspicuous narrative: The Turn of the Screw and Wuthering Heights
4. Narrative calling: Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim
Bibliography
Index.