As an important aspect of fiction or narrative in general,characterization has long been a popular object for scholarly enquiries in literary studies. However,the well-known distinction into direct and indirect charac...As an important aspect of fiction or narrative in general,characterization has long been a popular object for scholarly enquiries in literary studies. However,the well-known distinction into direct and indirect characterizations discursively formulated in Western literary theory may not be capable of accommodating various forms of characterization in other literatures and cultures. This article sets out to summarize and discuss the distinctive approaches to characterization in classical Chinese fiction in the triple purpose of complementing the binary distinction in the West,introducing the indigenous Chinese literary theory to Western readers,and facilitating their reading and understanding of Chinese fiction.展开更多
This paper provides a literary analysis of"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"by Katherine Anne Porter and"A Rose for Emily"by William Faulkner through the point of characterization.The main characte...This paper provides a literary analysis of"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"by Katherine Anne Porter and"A Rose for Emily"by William Faulkner through the point of characterization.The main characters in the stories share several important similarities.However,each author has succeeded in portraying two very different women by adopting the unique point of view,different methods of characterization respectively,thus making both Miss Emily and Granny Weatherall vividly appear as the way they are,not simple characters resembling each other.展开更多
文摘As an important aspect of fiction or narrative in general,characterization has long been a popular object for scholarly enquiries in literary studies. However,the well-known distinction into direct and indirect characterizations discursively formulated in Western literary theory may not be capable of accommodating various forms of characterization in other literatures and cultures. This article sets out to summarize and discuss the distinctive approaches to characterization in classical Chinese fiction in the triple purpose of complementing the binary distinction in the West,introducing the indigenous Chinese literary theory to Western readers,and facilitating their reading and understanding of Chinese fiction.
文摘This paper provides a literary analysis of"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"by Katherine Anne Porter and"A Rose for Emily"by William Faulkner through the point of characterization.The main characters in the stories share several important similarities.However,each author has succeeded in portraying two very different women by adopting the unique point of view,different methods of characterization respectively,thus making both Miss Emily and Granny Weatherall vividly appear as the way they are,not simple characters resembling each other.
