János Barcsák, Márta Pellérdi

English literature 1660-1900

Narrative technique and Fielding’s intrusive narrator

The chatty and comic tone of Tom Jones is to a great extent determined by the author-narrator’s sense of the “ridiculous” in capturing trivial scenes which are ironic, farcical or mixed with mock-epic elements. The narrator is often ironic, especially when he focuses on the characters who affect to be different from who they really are. In the comic passage below Captain Blifil’s intentions of marrying his future wife Bridget Allworthy (a lady who is not really pretty and who at the end of the novel turns out to be Tom’s mother) are explained:

Tartalomjegyzék

Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2018

ISBN: 978 963 454 261 2

Irodalom PPKE BTK jegyzetek

A history of the English literature is presented here, with a scope on the years 1660 to 1900. The book is written in three main parts; beginning with the Restoration Period of the 17th century, followed by the first, and second halves of the 18th century. Thus, a sequential development of literary genres is presented, with explorations of the key figures and texts which drove these. The book also synthesises the historical, cultural and sociological background which gave rise to this literature, and allows the reader to effectively contextualise these.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/barcsak-pellerdi-english-literature-1660-1900//

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