You might also like

More about Effective Protagonist in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 494 loyalty points

Book synopsis

The Effective Protagonist in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel is an experiment in post-Jungian literary criticism and methodology. Its primary aim is to challenge current views about the correlation between narrative structure, gender, and the governing psychological dilemma in four nineteenth-century British novels. The overarching argument is that the opening situation in a novel represents an implicit challenge facing not the obvious hero/heroine but the individual that Terence Dawson defines as the 'effective protagonist.' To illustrate his claim, Dawson pairs two sets of novels with unexpectedly comparable dilemmas: Ivanhoe with The Picture of Dorian Gray and Wuthering Heights with Silas Marner. In all four novels, the effective protagonist is an apparently minor figure whose crucial function in the ordering of the events has been overlooked. Rereading these well-known texts in relation to hitherto neglected characters uncovers startling new issues at their heart and demonstrates innovative ways of exploring both narrative and literary tradition.

Book details

Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Effective Protagonist in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel
• Subtitle: Scott, Bronte, Eliot, Wilde
• Author: Terence Dawson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 312
• EAN: 9780754641353
• ISBN: 075464135X
• ID: 04679287
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Weight: 653 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 mm
• Date of publishing: 25. November 2004

Trending among others

---

---

---