Narrative Structure and Reader Formation in Lady Mary Wroth's Urania offers the first systematic formal and thematic analysis of Wroth's Urania in its historical context and explores the structural means by which Wroth fashions her readership. The book thus has a dual focus, at once on narrative art and reader formation. It makes two original claims, the first being that the Urania is not the unorganized accumulation of stories critics have tended to present it as, but a work of sophisticated narrative structures i.e. a complex text in a positive sense. The second claim is, then, that through…mehr
Narrative Structure and Reader Formation in Lady Mary Wroth's Urania offers the first systematic formal and thematic analysis of Wroth's Urania in its historical context and explores the structural means by which Wroth fashions her readership. The book thus has a dual focus, at once on narrative art and reader formation. It makes two original claims, the first being that the Urania is not the unorganized accumulation of stories critics have tended to present it as, but a work of sophisticated narrative structures i.e. a complex text in a positive sense. The second claim is, then, that through the careful structuring of her text Wroth seeks to create her own ideal readership.
Rahel Orgis is a postdoctoral researcher on behalf of the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland and coordinator for the English doctoral programme of CUSO (Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale).
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Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Entering the Urania through the Frontispiece Abundance versus Lack Reading the Lack of Prefatory Material Reading the Abundance of the Frontispiece Conclusions Chapter 2: Narrator and Narratee: Guidance, Critical Sympathy and Discretion The Gender-Neutral Narrator Textual Guidance: Orientation and Cohesion Sympathy and Criticism The Art of Narration and Discretion The Narratee The Published First Part vs. the Manuscript Continuation Chapter 3: Narrative Levels and Strands: Emotional Immediacy, Proliferation and the Promise of Closure Narrative Levels Narrative Strands The Published First Part vs. the Manuscript Continuation Chapter 4: Space and Displacements: Multiple Reading Modes and Tensions of Meaning Reading Space and Settings Spatial Movements and Travel Patterns Chapter 5: Recurring Themes and Plots: Textually Inscribed Reflection and Debate Recurring Themes and Plots The Quest for Identity Conquering and Defending a Throne Love Matters Courtship Male Infidelity Marriage Supporting and Contrasting Inset Tales Conclusion: Interpretive Freedom vs. Closure - The Story of Drusio and Isabella Appendix Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index
Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Entering the Urania through the Frontispiece Abundance versus Lack Reading the Lack of Prefatory Material Reading the Abundance of the Frontispiece Conclusions Chapter 2: Narrator and Narratee: Guidance, Critical Sympathy and Discretion The Gender-Neutral Narrator Textual Guidance: Orientation and Cohesion Sympathy and Criticism The Art of Narration and Discretion The Narratee The Published First Part vs. the Manuscript Continuation Chapter 3: Narrative Levels and Strands: Emotional Immediacy, Proliferation and the Promise of Closure Narrative Levels Narrative Strands The Published First Part vs. the Manuscript Continuation Chapter 4: Space and Displacements: Multiple Reading Modes and Tensions of Meaning Reading Space and Settings Spatial Movements and Travel Patterns Chapter 5: Recurring Themes and Plots: Textually Inscribed Reflection and Debate Recurring Themes and Plots The Quest for Identity Conquering and Defending a Throne Love Matters Courtship Male Infidelity Marriage Supporting and Contrasting Inset Tales Conclusion: Interpretive Freedom vs. Closure - The Story of Drusio and Isabella Appendix Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index
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