Present Tense Narration in Contemporary Fiction
A Narratological Overview
Our rough guess is there are 30,750 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 2 hours and 3 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 4 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Word Count
30,750 words, Guess
Page Count
123 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL30564784M
- ISBN-139781137562128
- ISBN-101137562129
- OCLC Control Number948547383
Classifications
- LCCPN695-779
Description
In this book, Irmtraud Huber considers a wide range of contemporary novels to explore the variety of possibilities and effects of the use of the present tense, as well as investigating the reasons for its popularity. By illustrating the complexity and sophistication of four different types of contemporary usage, Huber's discussion goes some way towards refuting those critical voices which consider present-tense narration a passing fad and stylistic affectation. As a tense of narration, the present can serve to tell different stories than the past tense, or can tell them differently. By no means a passing fad, it is an important characteristic of contemporary literature.
Subjects
Other Editions
- Present Tense Narration in Contemporary Fiction
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!