Essays about: "Hamnet"

Found 1 essay containing the word Hamnet.

  1. 1. Third-Person Present Tense as Stylistic Allusion to Theatre : A Study of Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Kajsa Hermansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Hamnet; Maggie O’Farrell; Third-Person Present Tense; Stylistic Allusion; Shakespeare; Historical Fiction; Stylistics; Narratology;

    Abstract : In this essay, I illustrate how the third-person present tense narrative perspective can be used as stylistic allusion to theatre, by studying Maggie O’Farrell 2020 historical fiction novel Hamnet. Previous studies conclude that present-tense narration has the effect of blurring the lines between narration and experience. READ MORE