Present Tense Narration in Contemporary Fiction

A Narratological Overview

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory
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Author: Irmtraud Huber ISBN: 9781137562135
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: September 30, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Irmtraud Huber
ISBN: 9781137562135
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: September 30, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

In this book, Irmtraud Huber considers a wide range of contemporary novels to explore the variety of possibilities and effects of the use of the present tense, as well as investigating  the reasons for its popularity. By illustrating the complexity and sophistication of four different types of contemporary usage, Huber’s discussion goes some way towards refuting those critical voices which consider present-tense narration a passing fad and stylistic affectation. As a tense of narration, the present can serve to tell different stories than the past tense, or can tell them differently. By no means a passing fad, it is an important characteristic of contemporary literature.

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In this book, Irmtraud Huber considers a wide range of contemporary novels to explore the variety of possibilities and effects of the use of the present tense, as well as investigating  the reasons for its popularity. By illustrating the complexity and sophistication of four different types of contemporary usage, Huber’s discussion goes some way towards refuting those critical voices which consider present-tense narration a passing fad and stylistic affectation. As a tense of narration, the present can serve to tell different stories than the past tense, or can tell them differently. By no means a passing fad, it is an important characteristic of contemporary literature.

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