The aim this thesis is to analyse the narrative structure of the novel, The Portrait
of A Lady, with the aim of revealing how meaning is made and to show how certain
elements are transferred to the film version and the consequent changes in meaning and
emphasis. The structural analysis of The Portrait will chiefly rely on Shlomith Rimmon-
Kenan&rsquo / s scheme she draws in her book Narrative Fiction. The functional analysis to
show the consequent changes in meaning and emphasis, on the other hand, will rely on
Roland Barthes&rsquo / s theory of functions he discusses in his article &ldquo / Structural Analysis of
Narratives&rdquo / . In order to explore the narrative structure of The Portrait of A Lady, this thesis will examine story, characterization, time and focalization and demonstrate the
techniques Henry James uses in narration. In the functional analysis of the novel, on the
other hand, the functions of the units discussed in the story and the characterization will
be compared to the functions of the same units that are transferred to the adaptation of
the novel to reveal how the meaning and emphasis of the novel changes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/597/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2003 |
| Creators | Celebi, Hatice |
| Contributors | Icoz, Nursel |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.A. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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