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VOL. 2, ISSUE 2 (2017)
Bhaktin’s chronotope in charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre
Authors
Isha Tyagi
Abstract
M. M. Bhaktin first introduced the term chronotope in his
essay in 1937 in Russian and later in English as “Forms of
time and chronotope in the novel” (Bhaktin, 258). This term
is a method to delineate how time and space both are
“described by language” (Bhaktin, 258). The use of
chronotopes is an influential tool in the novels and in literal
terms it means “time and space” and is described by Bhaktin
as “the intrinsic connectedness of temporal and spatial
relationships that are artistically expressed in literature”.
James Clifford, an anthropologist describes chronotope as: -
“Fictional setting where historically specific relations of
power become visible and certain stories can take
place.”(Clifford, 123). Chronotopes are formally constituted
category of novels. The choice of chronotopes is central in
novels,it is the type of space and time that the novelist takes
in order to organize his work. This term
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Pages:140-142
How to cite this article:
Isha Tyagi "Bhaktin’s chronotope in charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre". International Journal of Advanced Research and Development, Vol 2, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 140-142
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