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Narrative Techniques in John Fowles's Novels in the Context of English Postmodernism
SOCHOROVÁ, Magdaléna
The beginning of the paper deals with the definition of postmodernism in the context of English literature of the 2nd half of the 20th century. It mentions theoretical postulates of postmodern literature (Eco, Barthes, deconstruction of the text). The paper focuses on the concept of intertextuality and narrative techniques in selected novels of John Fowles (The French Lieutenant´s Woman, Mantissa, and The Magus). The essence of the paper involves a literary analysis of these novels with the focus on the function and an importance of presence/ absence of the author, elements of intertextuality, an unreliable narrator, a fragmentation of narrative, a function of narration in the story, a role of metafiction and metanovel. In conclusion, the paper mentions the contribution of John Fowles to the context of English postmodern literature.
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