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Thirdly his style excels in modulation. It is capable of extraordinary varieties of rhythm. To produce the sudden im pression the writer developes all the musical capacities of speech. He augments the effect of the words by the move ments of his sentences, making use of cadences or abrupt turns, carefully poising the accent of the syllable and the stress of the phrase, and so linking up associations of sound and tone with the ideas which form the meaning of the words.
To some degree these qualities are to be found in all good prose. All artistic writers shape their speech so that it may rouse by its form the desired association of ideas. But the distinction of modern prose lies in the degree to which this process is carried. The modern prose writer handles the medium of his art with the care of a poet. He is distinguished from his predecessors by his conscious, sometimes too conscious, use of words as symbols of a magic potency.
It is diffit to describe styles so as to bring out their exact differences, but it is easy to see how the methods of Stevenson differ, for example, from those of Scott. Compare our intro duction to Rob Roy with our introduction to Allan Breck Stewart. Scott, after two pages describing the hero's pre vious opinions of Scotchmen in general, proceeds thus 'it was then with an impression of dislike that I contem plated the first Scotchman I chanced to meet in society, There was much about him that coincided with my previous conceptions. He had the hard features and athletic form said to be peiar to his country, together with the national intona tion and a slow pedantic mode of expression, arising from a desire to avoid peiarities of idiom or dialect. And so on for a page more. - not a word of which, be it said, we would wish away.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book analyzes the modern characteristics of literature, focusing on how the novel has become the dominant literary form. The author begins by discussing the influence of the Symbolists and Realists, who brought greater complexity and precision to language, and led to a shift away from descriptive writing toward an impressionistic style that emphasizes atmosphere and emotional impact. The author argues that modern prose writers are characterized by their use of concise language, vivid imagery, and experimental narrative structures, and explores how they have developed new ways to capture the subtle nuances of character and experience. By analyzing the works of major authors such as Stevenson, Meredith, Kipling, and D'Annunzio, this book offers a wide-ranging and insightful examination of the transformation of prose fiction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781332829781_0
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