This document discusses narratology and its application in George Eliot's novel Middlemarch. It provides an overview of narratology concepts put forth by Aristotle and Gérard Genette, such as hamartia, anagnorisis, peripeteia, order, frequency, duration and voice. For Middlemarch, it notes that the novel is narrated through an omniscient third-person perspective that maintains continuity and pays attention to each character. Each chapter begins with a quote, and while Dorothea is a focalized character, others are also portrayed significantly.

1. Topic: Narratology in Middlemarch
Paper: Victorian Literature
Unit: 2
Prepared By: Lajja Bhatt
Roll no:18
Semester:2
Guided by: Dr. Dilip Barad
Maharaja Krishnakumarsihji Bhavnagar University

2. Narratology
• Aristotle has used three Stages in narration:t he hamartia, the
anagnorisis & the peripeteia.
• Gérard Genette is a French literary theorist gave the theory of
narratology in the chapter ‘Narrative Discourse: An Essay in
Method’ in his major work ‘Figure’ series.
• Narratology is the term related to Structuralism.
• According to Gérard Genette there are four main concept for
narratology: A) Order
B) Frequency
C) Duration
D) Voice.

3. Narratology
• Theorists have differentiate it and canonized the
term to explain the complicated nature of
narratology.
• There are certain terms which define the types of
narrative.
• Story and Discourse are the terms applied to every
kind of narrative.
• Story means the theme or the story line followed b
narrator.
• Discourse refers to the manipulation of that story in
the presentation of the narrative

4. Narratology
• Fabula : Chronological sequence of the narrative
• Seyuzhet: Re- presentation of those events.
• Focalize: To focus on the specific character.
• Meta-digetic: A person inside the story narrates
• Extra-digetic: A person outside the text narrates
the story
• First person narrative: The person within the story
tells his/her own story.
• Third Person narrative: the person outside the
text narrate the story.

5. Narratology in Middlemarch
• It is narrated in very intelligent way.
• It is the third person Omniscient way :temporal, spatial &
psychological.
• Although the author gives us birds view , she has paid
attention to every characters.
• There a maintenance of continuity of the flaw.
• This continuance make the novel more explicit and clear.
• She also uses the style of fictional rhytoric.
• The story is about the people lived in the town named ‘
Middlemarch’.
• Every character has his or her own dream to fulfill.

6. Narratology in Middlemarch
• The special and notable thing is that each chapter
is started with a beautiful quote.
• She has created romantic atmosphere balanced
with reality.
• Although Dorothea is focalized, other characters
are also portrayed well.
• It seems that she talked about how woman should
choose a man for her.
• But for her every event is important comparetively
to the Jane Asten.

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