Title: Grass'“Iron Sheet Drum”and the Narrative of the 20th Century
Abstract: This thesis expounds the tremendous success of Grass Iron Sheet Drum which is attributed to these elements:the subordination of its nine narrative technique to first-person narration is different from the normal first-person narration novels;its coherent sign-symbol system is different from the normal symbolic technique in other novels;its description of broad humanity beyond the national boundary is different from the normal humanity-description novels;its inheriting and developing of Gcrman folk laughing cultural tradition is different from the discourse source of normal contemporary Western novels;its use of history and reality for reference of contemporary humanity is different from other Western novels which use myth to reflect the reality.To make a conclusion,this novel achieves great success in 20 th century s narratology.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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