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VOL. 2, ISSUE 2 (2017)
Bhaktin’s chronotope in charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre
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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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