Extravagant Narratives: Closure and Dynamics in the Epistolary Form
Author:   Elizabeth Jane MacArthur
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3480
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9780691605029


Pages:   308
Publication Date:   14 July 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Elizabeth Jane MacArthur
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3480
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9780691605029


ISBN 10:   0691605025
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   14 July 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 3*CHAPTER ONE. The Genesis of Epistolary Narrative in the Seventeenth Century, pg. 36*CHAPTER TWO. Plotting a Metonymical Life Story: The Correspondence of Madame du Deffand and Horace Walpole, pg. 117*CHAPTER THREE. The Open Dynamic of Narrative: Metaphor and Metonymy in Rousseau's Julie, pg. 186*Closing, pg. 271*Bibliography, pg. 277*Index, pg. 291

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MacArthur's study is an exemplary one and must bea read by anyone interested in the genre. It should also be read, particularly by modern critics. --Studies on the Novel


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