Conspicuous silences: implicature and fictionality in the victorian novel
Auteur :
Rosaler, Ruth
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198769743
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2016
Dimensions :
22,2 x 14,4 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
358 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How are a reader's perceptions of a plot impacted by its presentation through textual clues rather than explicit narration, and why would an author choose this comparatively indirect mode of narration? Conspicuous Silences examines the effect of this literary strategy on the reader's experience of a selection of Victorian novels.