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Biographical criticism is especially awkward because of the temptation to equate facts from the author's life with parallel instances in the works , and to come to conclusions that have no real basis or supporting evidence .
Biographical criticism is especially awkward because of the temptation to equate facts from the author's life with parallel instances in the works , and to come to conclusions that have no real basis or supporting evidence .
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Narrative fiction presupposes a narrator or story - teller , especially as it is published and read privately . The presence of a fictional narrator who acts as an intermediary filter to focus attention and who introduces his or her ...
Narrative fiction presupposes a narrator or story - teller , especially as it is published and read privately . The presence of a fictional narrator who acts as an intermediary filter to focus attention and who introduces his or her ...
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Nor is there any reason why period costumes cannot be mixed in a single performance , especially if a comic and anti - illusionistic effect is desired . There are also many ways in which dramatic characters can be depersonalised or ...
Nor is there any reason why period costumes cannot be mixed in a single performance , especially if a comic and anti - illusionistic effect is desired . There are also many ways in which dramatic characters can be depersonalised or ...
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Contents
The Nature of Literature and its Historical Tradition | 1 |
Narrative Fiction and the Printed Word | 39 |
Aesthetic Elements of Narrative Fiction | 48 |
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