Style Flashcards
1
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Hardy’s diction, methods
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- sophisticated diction
- despite being a provincial writer, Hardy consciously wrote in the style of traditional 19th century novels this style tended to be elevated as it sought status for itself and to educate its readers
2
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Local dialects
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- having grown up in Dorset was able to reproduce the typical language of ordinary undeclared people
- ear for dialect, reproduce in a way that could be understood by a wider readership
3
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Vary dialects in terms of each character
Quote by Joan
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- when focalised on tess, diction appears to be more strongly influenced by dialects
- when focalised on Angel/ Alec, diction alters and elevates through use of classical, biblical and literary allusions
( Joan Durbeyfield ‘you’ll be fess enough my poppet, when th’oust know’
Alec- allusions to Shakespeare
4
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Main criticisms
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- frequently awkward and clumsy
- use of erudite words unpredictability and for no obvious reason
- Angel thoughts and ideas often not expressed clearly
5
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Key characteristics of Haryds use of dialogue
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- generally understated, small fragments between narrative passages rather than lengthy passages
- contrived ambiguity, the account of the rape/ secularism (letter not seen, confession to both Angel and Joan not revealed to the reader, Alec’s murder is focalised through the landlady
6
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Use of dialogue for characterisation
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- Tess, not allowed much eloquence through her speech; her purity lives in her simplicity
- two suitors: given sophisticated diction- manipulative power over Tess
- Joan’s lack of educated illuminate through her dialogue and her letter
7
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Use of allusion
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- the bible, the painter who paints thy damnation, a misquote from Peter 2,2 ‘their damnation’ singles out tess
- allusions to obscure paintings - supports the view of Victorian novelists as educators
- allusion for comic effect ( Jack and Joan often middle up their history e.g. ‘Oliver Grumble’ and ‘king Norman’
