scholarly journals MAPPING THE METAFICTIONAL / MAPIRANJE METAFIKCIJE

2020 ◽  
pp. 318-340
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Stojanovic
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Mapping ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Historiographic Metafiction ◽  
The Way

The aim of the paper is to present Aleksandar Hemon’s The Lazarus Project as a postmodern narrative which employs various strategies such as an altered view of history, namely history serving purely as material to construct a new narrative, a growing emphasis on the manner in which space affects one’s identity and overall hybridity in both the narrative structure and the characters themselves. We shall discuss Linda Hutcheon’s notion of historiographic metafiction as the key concept around which the narrative is formed, followed by a view of the characters’ search for identity in the metafictional labyrinth through Fredric Jameson’s concept of cognitive mapping. These two theories combined give us a more detailed look into the narrative structure of the novel and provide evidence of its postmodernity. The aforementioned hybridity will be presented in the context of the narrative structure resembling a loop due to its metafictional nature and through the amalgam of various nationalities in each character. The paper ultimately strives to express the postmodern characteristics of the narrative and draw attention to the way the themes of the literary work are emphasized by such a structure, more so than if any other narrative structure had been used.

scholarly journals Mapata’s Transformation of Gender Identities in Tiba Sebelum Berangkat

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ais Nurbiyah Al-Jum’ah ◽  
Christina Suprihatin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Gender Identities

Differing from other tribes in Indonesia, the Bugis tribe classified human gender into five categories, namely oroane (man), makunrai (woman), calabai (trans man), calalai (trans woman), and bissu (androgynous shaman). Originally, the Bissu occupied the highest position in Bugis community. However, as the majority of Bugis people have converted to Islam, the belief on such gender diversity is gradually declining. Issues pertaining to the fifth gender are explored by a literary work written by Faisal Odang. Titled Tiba Sebelum Berangkat, the novel examined transformations of a bissu’s gender identity. Concepts of identity, gender, and objectification were applied in this research to discover the story’s narrative structure. The purpose of this research is to understand transformations of gender in the character of Mapata, who underwent changes from being a calabai, an oroane (toboto), to becoming a bissu. Based on the analysis in this research, it is concluded that during the transformations, there were objectifications performed by Islamic fundamentalist groups toward bissu. Practices of objectification in fact were performed by not only external parties, but also other bissus.

scholarly journals Het geheimzinnige spijkerschrift van de doofstomme analfabete dichter: het beeld van mindervaliditeit in Kader Abdolahs proza

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
Ewa Dynarowicz
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Literary Representations ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Way

When commenting on his literary work, Kader Abdolah regularly links it to his biography, his novels and short stories becoming an important part of his self-representation as a writer. One of the prominent motives in this self-representation is the story of his deaf father, which appears repeatedly in interviews as well as in his literary work, the most significant example being the novel Spijkerschrift [Cuneiform, 2000]. The purpose of this article is to investigate how the deaf father is being portrayed here and what implications this image has for the way Abdolah presents himself to his readership. The analysis is anchored in the theoretical framework provided by disability studies, focusing on literary representations of disability.  

scholarly journals OFFRED AS THE VICTIM OF TOTALITARIANISM IN MARGARET ATWOOD’S THE HANDMAID’S TALE

Prosodi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Ribka Transiska Deboranti ◽  
Mamik Tri Wedati
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Hannah Arendt ◽  
Margaret Atwood ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Way ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study uses descriptive qualitative method which focusing on the literary work in the novel and interpretation on the analysis. The main data is taken from the novel The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood. This subject of study focus on the influences of totalitarianism held in the Republic of Gilead and how Offred resists totalitarianism in the novel. In order to analyze the text, this study uses the theory of Totalitarianism by Friedrich and Brzeziinski and Hannah Arendt. The result of this analysis depicts the political system of totalitarianism in Gilead influences their societies, especially Offred and the way to resist against the regime. The features of totalitarianism are used to depict the characteristics of totalitarianism that happen in Gilead society. The totalitarianism ideology brings Offred’s action to resist against it.

scholarly journals Conjunctive Adverbials Used by Charlotte Brontë in the Novel “Jane Eyre”

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Eva Leláková ◽  
Nikola Šavelová
Keyword(s):  
Charlotte Bronte ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Self ◽  
Jane Eyre ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Linguistic Study ◽  
Semantic Categories ◽  
Semantic Coherence ◽  
The Way

Conjunctive adverbials or simply conjuncts represent specific sentence elements contributing to the overall semantic coherence of a text. Their use or omission depends entirely on the decision of the author of the text, the way he or she perceives and intends to convey a particular type of connection between its individual parts. In the present linguistic study of the literary work—the self-selected novel “Jane Eyre”—we observe and subsequently specify and evaluate occurrence of conjunctive adverbials in the text with the focus on their particular semantic categories and positions within a sentence.

scholarly journals REPRESENTASI PESANTREN DAN KESALAHAN BERBAHASA DALAM NOVEL “CIUMAN TERAKHIR AYAH” KARYA: MAUFIQURRAHMAN SURAHMAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72
Author(s):  
Kadarisman Kadarisman
Keyword(s):  
Literary Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Linguistic Rules ◽  
The World ◽  
The Times ◽  
Building Elements ◽  
The Way

The novel is one type of prose literary work in which there are building elements such as plot, character, setting, and of course language. As part of literature, novels also have their own genre. Indonesian literature continues to evolve in accordance with the demands and development of the times, and in accordance with the situation and conditions in the community of writers and readers. In the novel Ciuman Terakhir, the work of Maufiqurrahman Surahman will be found in a portrait of the world of pesantren which is very thick. This indicates that the sociology of the author is very influential in constructing a literary work. This can be seen in the way the author chooses diction, plot, builds character, and creates a certain atmosphere in the novel. On the other hand, there are still some language errors in the novel The Last Kiss of the Father. Therefore understanding of linguistic rules is very important, because literary works use language as a medium of liaison between authors and readers.

scholarly journals ANALISIS ARKETIPE TOKOH DALAM NOVEL KKPK LONDON I’M COMING KARYA NALA ALYA FARADISA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Norfil Laily
Keyword(s):  
Literary Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Patterns Of Behavior ◽  
Textual Approach ◽  
The Way

Every literary work has a character figure with different properties and unique. Character or personality can be seen from the pattern of behavior. Characters in the novel can be seen from the way the authors describe patterns of behavior or some are directly explain the nature of each character. The pattern of behavior which have on every character in a novel that will be discussed meet the concept of archetypes. Of course, analyzing personality archetypes in draft form should use a scalpel in accordance with the method psikologisastra Textual approach, analysis on each character in the novel. The results of this analysis argues that the concept of archetypes is divided into four sections: Persona, anima and animun, Shadow, and self can be met.

scholarly journals Telaah Estetika dalam Novel Nayla Karya Djenar Maesa Ayu

ATAVISME ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Sugiarti Sugiarti
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Subject And Object ◽  
Esthetic Experience ◽  
The Way

Sebuah karya sastra adalah produk kreativitas seorang pengarang dalam memandang kehidupan dan lingkungan sosial ketika karya tersebut diperkenalkan. Dalam proses kreatifnya, seorang pengarang melakukan kerja keras dan serius dalam berbagai dimensi kehidupan dengan realisasi estetiknya dan berujung pada proses imajinatif, kontemplatif, reaktif, reflektif, dan refraktif. Ini dilakukan untuk merepresentasikan karya-karya sastra pengarang. Oleh karena itu, estetika diinternalisasikan ke dalam karya-karya sastra beserta genrenya. Masalah estetika sastra adalah aspek menarik untuk diteliti karena mewarisi gagasan kontemporer mengenai simbol dan pengalaman estetik dengan sifat uniknya. Dalam perjalanan kontemplasinya, seorang pengarang terkadang dihadapkan pada sebuah kontradiksi antara konvensi dan kreasi yang membuat pembacanya terkejut. Fenomena yang hampir sama terjadi dalam novel berjudul Nayla karya Djenar Maesa Ayu. Dalam novel ini, pengarang memiliki semacam kesensitifan untuk menghadapi sebuah objek dan kemampuan untuk menyerap makna keindahan. Keindahan tersebut ditata dengan menghubungkan sifat subjek dan objek melalui keterampilan dalam menata dan mengombinasikan bahasa. Itulah cara bagaimana seorang pengarang bekerja dalam koridor estetika untuk mengekspos konflik, perjuangan, dan dominasi dalam teks sastra. Abstract: A literary work is an author creativity product in seeing life and social environment in the time when the work is introduced. In his creative process, an author performs a hard and serious work on various life dimensions with their esthetic realization that ends in the imaginative, contemplative, reactive, reflective, and refractive process. This is done to represent the author’s literary works. Therefore, esthetics is internalized in the literary works along with their genres. The issues on esthetics in literature are interesting aspects to investigate since they inherit contemporary ideas pertaining to symbols and esthetic experience with its unique features. In his journey of contemplation, an author is sometimes confronted with a contradiction between convention and creation that makes the readers get surprised. Almost similar phenomenon takes place in the novel entitling Nayla written by Djenar Maesa Ayu. In this novel, the author has a kind of sensitivity to face an object and ability to absorb the sense of beauty. The beauty is arranged by relating the nature of subject and object through the skills in arranging and combining languages. That is the way how an author works in esthetic corridor to expose conflicts, struggles, and domination in literary texts. Keywords: creative process, esthetics, reality of subject and object

scholarly journals Personagens, espaço e níveis narrativos em Os Memoráveis de Lídia Jorge / Characters, space and narrative levels in Os Memoráveis by Lídia Jorge

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (65) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Maria João Albuquerque Simões
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Structure ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Character Space ◽  
Historical Figures ◽  
The Way

Resumo: Dentro do universo ficcional do romance Os Memoráveis de Lídia Jorge, as personagens estabelecem ligações dinâmicas entre elas de acordo com o jogo ficcional implicado nas intrigas, as quais se configuram diferentes níveis narrativos. Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar as relações das personagens entre si, o jogo de perspetivas utilizado e a complexidade da estrutura narrativa onde se inserem. Investigar-se-á o modo como as personagens perseguem os seus propósitos, a composição dos níveis narrativos relacionada com o agenciamento das intrigas (de acordo com a investigação de Raphael Baroni) e, ainda, a importância da ambientação, do cenário e dos enquadramentos para a constituição da representatividade simbólica das figuras históricas representadas no romance. Palavras-chave: personagem, espaço, ficção, narrativa, Lídia Jorge.Abstract: Within the fictional universe of the novel Os Memoráveis, by Lídia Jorge, characters establish dynamic connections between them according to the fictional games involved in the plots, which configure different narrative levels. This study aims to analyze the relationships of the characters with each other, the interplay of perspectives employed and the complexity of narrative structure where they are inserted. It will be investigated the way characters try to achieve their purposes, the composition related with agency of narrative levels (according to the research presented by Raphael Baroni) and also the importance of ambience and setting for the drawing up of symbolic representativeness of the fictionalized historical figures of the novel.Keywords: character, space, fiction, narrativa, Lídia Jorge.

scholarly journals The Type of “Multiple” Narrator and Its Embodiment in Large Postmodern Genre Forms. Based on the Novel “Olive Kitteridge” by E. Strout

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 210-225
Author(s):  
Tetiana Kushnirova ◽  
Anna Pavelieva ◽  
Olena Kobzar ◽  
Inha Kapustian
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Talk Show ◽  
Narrative Story ◽  
Narrative Structures ◽  
Structural Types ◽  
Basic Concepts

The present article concentrates on the concept of “narrative” as a literary category, its characteristics and structural elements. The authors of the article concretize the idea of “narrative”, analyze the main narrative theories, and compare the basic concepts of narratology in the scientific works of outstanding scholars. The “multiple” narrator can be found in the works of original genre with complex compositional and narrative structure. In such narrative structures, the narrator can create his own “reality”, his own author's myth through the view angle of each character. This is typical of modern genre forms, where the plot is built on new genre canons, such as novel forms of the “talk show” format or “SMS” novel. The “multiple” narrator forms the structure, provides plot-compositional unity, “leads” narrative story and influences the genre modification of the literary work. Structural types of “multiple” narrator can perceive the reality subjectively and have the ability to present their own vision of reality and interact with other narrative components such as narrator, recipient, author-demiurge, the signs of which are closely interwoven in the modern text. The narrative component of the novel “Olive Kitteridge” by E. Strout is examined in the article as multi-vector, characterized by free narrative and by a heterodiegetic narrator in an extradiegetic situation.

scholarly journals The Representation of Amy Tan's Background in Her Novel The Joy Luck Club

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-644
Author(s):  
Mardliya Pratiwi Zamruddin
Keyword(s):  
Literary Work ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Amy Tan ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Ideological Background ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Way

Discourse stylistics focuses upon the largely implicit and highly ideological ‘background’ of the text. Mind style that is one of the traits of stylistics is going to be taken into account of doing the analysis since this research aims to find out about how the mind style of Amy Tan is shaped by her background in her way of writing and producing the novel The Joy Luck Club. The term ‘mind style’ (Leech and Short, 2007) is particularly appropriate where the choices made are consistent through a text or part of a text.  This research is questioned whether or not Amy Tan’s Chinese background have influenced the novelist’s style as represented in her novel, The Joy Luck Club. This research describes the novel with a focus on the characters’ mind style in a stylistic and narrative approach. This research aims to attain the influence from the backgrounds of the novelist and the way the background affect the novelist’s style in producing literary work. The descriptions and explanations of scrutinizing the novel are hoped to provide examples of doing discourse stylistics to literary works. The specific use of Chinese words, the repetition use of pronouns, the presentation of Chinese superstitions have put so much contributions in shaping Amy Tan’s style in her works. Through her literary works, the novelist is able to show her readers linguistic journey through her wordplay style.

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