The Narrative Structure of Victorian Novels

Lu Gan

《World Scientific Research Journal》 7卷3期 (2021/03) Pp. 247-252

https://doi.org/10.6911/WSRJ.202103_7(3).0032

摘要

The choice and design of narrative structure reveal the concept of narratology of the writers. The Victorian novels was greatly influenced by folk culture, and thus the narrative structure obviously absorbed the narrative pattern of folk literature. More specifically, three typical narrative structures are widely used in Victorian novels, such as binary opposition structure, triple formula structure, and closed circular structure. The stories using these narrative structures adopted from folk culture attracted many readers including children, youngsters and adults. This craze reveals the charm of traditional writing approach compared with modern writing approach.

關鍵字

Narratology ； Binary opposition structure ； Triple formula structure ； Closed circular structure

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