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Desire without History@@@Reading for the Plot: Design and Intention in Narrative
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This article is published in Novel: A Forum on Fiction.The article was published on 1985-01-23. It has received 815 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Narrative & Reading (process).read more
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Voice and the Victorian storyteller
TL;DR: The best man of all, the storyteller, and the voice of industrial fiction: the best man's best man as mentioned in this paper, the best men of all: mythologies of storytellers.
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Introduction: Narrative and the Emotions
TL;DR: Keen as discussed by the authors is the Thomas H. Broadus Professor of English at Washington and Lee University and is the author of the book "The Unwritten World: A History of English Literature".
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Looking Glasses and Neverlands: Lacan, Desire, and Subjectivity in Children's Literatue
TL;DR: The authors introduced and explored Lacan's complex theories of subjectivity and desire through close readings of cananical children's books such as "Charlotte's Web", "Stellaluna", "Holes", "Tangerine" and "The Chocolate War".
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The Storied Lives of Non-Human Narrators
TL;DR: The authors examines the phenomenon of non-human storytelling and argues that readers are invited to reflect upon aspects of human life when reading the fictional life stories of nonhuman narrators, whether they are animals, objects, or indefinable entities.
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The Silver Fork Novel: Fashionable Fiction in the Age of Reform
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss reform and the silver fork novel in the context of newspapers and the topography of London and discuss the role of women in the reform process and reform.