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At the Roots of the Modern Novel - A Comparative Reading of Ihara Saikaku`s The Life of an Amorous Woman and Daniel Defoe`s Moll Flanders
Katarzyna Sonnenberg
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Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
The book focuses on the use of confessional mode in Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders and Ihara Saikaku's The Life of an Amorous Woman, two works of fiction, which, although written in two different cultural contexts, bear a number of narrative similarities. Both works attempt to create trustworthy narrators and use realistic techniques of depiction while focusing on details and enumerating tangible objects. Both describe vividly and colourfully the milieu and the characters while embracing the contradictions of life and personality. Finally, both use a mode of confession, displaying 'what occurs in the individual mind under the impact of the temporal ... Read more
The book focuses on the use of confessional mode in Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders and Ihara Saikaku's The Life of an Amorous Woman, two works of fiction, which, although written in two different cultural contexts, bear a number of narrative similarities. Both works attempt to create trustworthy narrators and use realistic techniques of depiction while focusing on details and enumerating tangible objects. Both describe vividly and colourfully the milieu and the characters while embracing the contradictions of life and personality. Finally, both use a mode of confession, displaying 'what occurs in the individual mind under the impact of the temporal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
163g
Number of Pages
122
Place of Publication
Krakow, Poland
ISBN
9788323339045
SKU
V9788323339045
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About Katarzyna Sonnenberg
Katarzyna Sonnenberg is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Jagiellonian University
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