‘Space’ Interpretation in Contemporary English Fictional Discourse: Female Perspective
Abstract
Anna I. Dzyubenko (Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation)
The article reveals the set of transformations that the space being a vital element of the fictional discourse structure undergoes being introduced into the narration by the modern female authors (S. Townsend, C. Alliott, K. Swan, E. Gilbert). The article also represents the basic characteristics attributed to ‘space’ as a key component reinforcing the whole narrative structure of the female discourse.
The author states that the space in such discourse proves to be much influenced and strongly correlated with the emotional background the protagonists have creating suspense and climax or, on the contrary, anticlimax in the narration. It is suggested that the fictional space is most often graded in size, in its morphological characteristics and qualities. Moreover, the space is prone to be moving and developing than being stagnant.
Key words: fictional discourse, chronotopos, protagonist, anticlimax, objective reality, emotionally dependent space characteristics, suspense in narration, onomatopoeia, personification, irony.
DOI: 10.18522/1995-0640-2016-4-80-84
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Townsend S. The Queen and I. London: Penguin Books, 2003.
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Lotman Ju.M. Hudozhestvennoe prostranstvo v proze Gogolja // Izbrannye stat’i: v 3 t. Tallinn: Aleksandra, 1993. – T.1.
Alliott C. A Married Man. London: headline Book Publishing, 2002. – 567 pp.
Gilbert E. Eat, Pray, Love. One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. New York: Penguin Books, 2007. - 445 pp.
Swan K. Christmas at Tiffany’s. London: Pan Books, 2011. – 583 pp.
Townsend S. Number Ten. London: Penguin Books, 2002. – 268 pp.
Townsend S. The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55 3/4).
London: Penguin Books, 2001. – 355 pp.
Townsend S. The Queen and I. London: Penguin Books, 2003. – 267 pp.
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