New criticism approach to unique narrative structures in Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Abstract
Paper presented at the 2008 Nature, Art, Self Conference by Todd Mueske (University of Wisconsin-River Falls) in which he examines the reasoning behind the choices Jonathan Safran Foer's makes in the structuring of the narrative in his work Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Subject
Fiction--Technique
Literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Narrative structure
New Criticism
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Foer, Jonathan Safran, 1977-
Narration
Narrative writing
Foer, Jonathan Safran, 1977- -- Criticism and interpretation
Fiction
Foer, Jonathan Safran, 1977- . Extremely loud and incredibly close
Narration (Rhetoric)
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/30709Type
Article
Description
12 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 12).
Citation
Presented at "Nature, Art, Self: an Undergraduate Conference for Critical and Creative Engagement," held at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, September 26, 2008.
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