The Narratology of the Autobiography An Analysis of the Literary Devices Employed in Ivan Bunin's "The Life of Arsen'ev" |
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| Author:
| Zweers, Alexander F. |
| Series title: | Middlebury Studies in Russian Languages and Literature |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-3357-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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As most secondary literature on the autobiography confuses the relationship between author, narrator, and hero/heroine, this study begins by analyzing this problem. Ivan Bunin's
The Life of Arsen'ev can be best characterized as «autobiography as the creation of fiction, told exclusively from a grown-up perspective». Special attention is paid to the relationship between the childlike-hero, grown-up hero/heroine, and the narrator, to the extent that the fictional narrative is...
More DescriptionAs most secondary literature on the autobiography confuses the relationship between author, narrator, and hero/heroine, this study begins by analyzing this problem. Ivan Bunin's The Life of Arsen'ev can be best characterized as «autobiography as the creation of fiction, told exclusively from a grown-up perspective». Special attention is paid to the relationship between the childlike-hero, grown-up hero/heroine, and the narrator, to the extent that the fictional narrative is based on primary material from Bunin's life.