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Titill: 
  • Titill er á ensku Order, Duration, and Frequency: A Narratological Study of Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”
Námsstig: 
  • Bakkalár
Útdráttur: 
  • Útdráttur er á ensku

    In this thesis, the narrative structure of William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" is examined in relation to Genette's narratological concept of time. The relationship between the time of the story and the time of the narrative is analysed in the theoretical categories of order, duration and frequency. The sub-categories of order presented in “A Rose for Emily” are analepsis and prolepsis. These narrative techniques facilitate the backward and forward/foreshadowing form of narration. Duration is also identified in the form of scene, summary, ellipsis and descriptive pause. These sub-categories accelerate or decelerate the narration as well as create suspense in the story. Finally, frequency is analysed based on singulative and repetitive narration. The latter emphasises the importance of the event.
    “A Rose for Emily” does not follow a chronological order of time which is demonstrated through this study; therefore, rendering Genette's theory suitable for a thorough analysis of its narrative structure. Established through this analysis is that understanding the concept of time leads to a comprehensive understanding of the events of a story and its plot. This study provides a valuable opportunity to advance the understanding of the categories of time identified in the story and the shifts that they cause in the narrative structure. This thesis begins with a general overview of short stories and how they fit into Genette’s theory. Following this section is a biography of William Faulkner which sheds light on his writing techniques, themes and setting of the story. Next is a brief theoretical framework of narratology and Genette. This section explores key terminologies in narratology and Genette’s concept. In addition, the story is analysed to identify the categories of order, duration and frequency. Within this section, excerpts of the story are examined based on the relationship between story time and narrative time.

Samþykkt: 
  • 26.5.2020
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/35673


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