Jane Austen's Persuasion: A Study of Narrative Art
Jane Austen’s last novel reveals a new dimension of her narrative art; Persuasion contains qualities that resemble those of twentieth century stream-of-consciousness novels. The narrative technique of Persuasion as forerunner of the modern novel differs from Miss Austen’s other novels primarily in two aspects — in its notable absence of dialogue and in its point of view.
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