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Research On The Art Techniques Of K·Mansfield's Short Stories

Posted on:2005-11-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360122499330Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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I The Language Art of Mansfield's Mansfield's novels are romantic styles literatures in 20 century in England. There is not only poetry concise but also beauty in her works; Romantic dreaming was found in her works with finding her ideas and main points of her novels. Mansfield's language art was expressed by using "transfer" method. Using some imaginative words and automatic sense. At the same time, she made a brave experiment with various language styles. Moreover, Mansfild's novels borrow the impression picture techniques to pursue "twinkling impression", and the readers are given a sense of a picture. II The Structure Art of Mansfield'sThere are typical characteristics in Mansfild's short novels. In one way, there is a "free way" in her statement structure. In another way, her works are characteristics in the whole democrating. The readers will find an opening structure as "present --- yesterday --- future" or "yesterday --- future ---present". At the same time, the readers never find a result in Mansfield's novels, and they will find that the novel finish suddenly with leaving the endless imaginative space to the readers. On the other way, Mansfield usedthe structure of preface instead of gradual narrating method. But she paidattention to build a whole structure in her works. III The Narrator's view of MansfieldThe unique narrator's view is another characteristic in Mansfield's novels. Mansfield showed a colorful life pictures facing the readers by mixing woman's exquisite emotions, children's sincere and instant understanding together. In exact speaking, the readers will find her exquisite descriptions from inner view; find children's sincere from the atmosphere of the novels. The deep philosophy of the novels is explored by the instant understanding. The instant understanding is not only to the characters in the novels but also to the readers.IV The Theme of MansfieldThere are various talking about the theme of Mansfield's novels. In generally, Mansfield was not satisfied with differences between the social classes, and some of her novels talked about the female 's bitter life. But in one word, the theme of her works are based on the lonely sense and depressed life, even a sad leaving from their native lands. However, there are never found any disappointed emotions and hostile feelings in the novels. The author only expressed her feelings by a slight description or gentle talking, even stopping in the top of the plot.
Keywords/Search Tags:K·Mansfield's
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