Argues that Bellow purposefully creates ambiguity and deception using impersonal narration and free indirect discourse in order to present Herzog and The Dean's December as reflections of an ambiguous and deceptive world. The discussion of impersonal narration is based on Wayne Booth's theories about the confusion of distance resulting from impersonal narration; the discussion of free indirect discourse is drawn from a number of definitions. Utilizes a number of specific references to the texts and to criticisms of the texts to demonstrate the absence of norms and the effect that the ambiguity and deception may have on readers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501232 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Banks, Paul J. (Paul Jerome) |
| Contributors | Kobler, J. F. (Jasper Fred), 1928-, Chadwick-Joshua, Jocelyn, Richardson, Peter, 1959- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 99 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Banks, Paul J. (Paul Jerome) |
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