Narrative Structure and Reader Formation in Lady Mary Wroth's Urania. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rahel Orgis.
• Authors: Orgis, Rahel
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (266 pages), (7 illustrations)
• Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance; LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317090489; 1317090489
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.