585 Plots and the Modern Novelist (with Pardis Dabashi) | My Last Book with Anne Enright
The History of Literature
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Exploring the Unique Approach to Storytelling in Nightwood
The speakers discuss the novel Nightwood and its unique approach to storytelling and characterization, diverging from conventional Victorian novels. They explore the idea of characters as literary surfaces rather than entities with psychological depth, challenging 19th-century conventions. The chapter also touches upon the connection between plot and character in modernist literature and the various techniques employed by modernist authors.
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