Extravagant Narratives : : Closure and Dynamics in the Epistolary Form / / Elizabeth Jane MacArthur.
Challenging the view of epistolary narrative as a faulty precursor to the nineteenth-century realist novel, Elizabeth MacArthur argues that the openness and flexibility that characterize correspondences, both real and fictional, reflect the preoccupations of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centu...
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MacArthur, Elizabeth Jane, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Extravagant Narratives : Closure and Dynamics in the Epistolary Form / Elizabeth Jane MacArthur. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014] ©1990 1 online resource (308 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 1057 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The Genesis of Epistolary Narrative in the Seventeenth Century -- CHAPTER TWO. Plotting a Metonymical Life Story: The Correspondence of Madame du Deffand and Horace Walpole -- CHAPTER THREE. The Open Dynamic of Narrative: Metaphor and Metonymy in Rousseau's Julie -- Closing -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Challenging the view of epistolary narrative as a faulty precursor to the nineteenth-century realist novel, Elizabeth MacArthur argues that the openness and flexibility that characterize correspondences, both real and fictional, reflect the preoccupations of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Her readings of the Lettres portugaises, Mme du Deffand's correspondence with Horace Walpole, and Rousseau's La Nouvelle Hlose propose an alternative to closure-oriented theories of narrative as they uncover an interplay between two forces: a tendency towards closure and meaning (metaphor) and a tendency towards openness and desire (metonymy). While such an interplay structures all narrative, the epistolary form differs from the third or first person in the extent to which metonymy predominates. The author shows how critics and editors of correspondences have attempted to control their metonymy, channeling epistolary energy into univocal meaning. By juxtaposing real and fictional epistolary works, MacArthur reveals the similarities between the two, particularly their "extravagance": ambiguity, openness, and forward-moving energy.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Closure (Rhetoric). Epistolary fiction, French History and criticism. French prose literature 17th century History and criticism. French prose literature 18th century History and criticism. Narration (Rhetoric). LITERARY CRITICISM / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 9783110413441 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package Literature 9783110413533 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691605029 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400860821 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400860821 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400860821.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The Genesis of Epistolary Narrative in the Seventeenth Century -- CHAPTER TWO. Plotting a Metonymical Life Story: The Correspondence of Madame du Deffand and Horace Walpole -- CHAPTER THREE. The Open Dynamic of Narrative: Metaphor and Metonymy in Rousseau's Julie -- Closing -- Bibliography -- Index |
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