Thesis analyses selected novels on the basis of classical and contemporary narratological approaches. Narratology is a relatively young subcategory in the field of literary science, that deals with the questions of what and how can something be narrated in literature. Most influential theorist in the field of protonarratological researches was Franz K. Stanzel, but classical narratology, with theorists such as Tzvetan Todorov, Roland Barthes, Gérard Genette, was based heavily on structuralist approach. Contemporary approaches returned to linguistic roots (regarding to the so-called cognitive turn), with theorists like Marie-Laure Ryan and David Herman. Novels that were chosen for narratological analysis, are: Secret History by Donna Tartt, 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster and A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. What they all have in common is unusual internal structure. The aim of thesis is to test the relevancy of classical and contemporary narratological approaches on selected novels. While theoretical examination of narratological approaches is present in Slovene literary theory, narratological anaylsis themselves are not except for few cases.
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