Вестник Московского государственного областного университета: Серия: Русская филология (May 2019)

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERARY CRITICS’ VIEWS ON NARRATIVE STRATEGIES IN THE NOVEL “OF HUMAN BONDAGE” BY S. MAUGHAM

  • Юркина Анна Юрьевна

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-7278-2019-2-109-117
Journal volume & issue
no. 2
pp. 109 – 117

Abstract

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The article deals with the specifics of the novel “Of Human Bondage” - its genre and composition as viewed by English and American literary critics. The author, though sticks to a traditional form, linear narrative, goes beyond classical genres as well as realism. Autobiographical and psychological aspects of the novel, scrupulousness in telling about Philip’s feelings, which define author’s narrative strategies, make an impression of a very candid dialogue with the reader guaranteeing the popularity of the writing.