The Present Tense in Modern Hindi FictionThe Present Tense in Modern Hindi Fiction contributes to the interpretation of Hindi prose by analysing the use of the present tense in over 250 texts. While sketching the history of the present tense in Hindi fiction, the book focuses primarily on the narrative techniques that invite its use, such as interior monologue, free indirect discourse, consonant psycho-narration, and camera eye. Moreover, it offers a fresh interpretation of the two types of present tense found in Hindi. The indexes of authors, titles, and analytical concepts provide easy access to the analyses. The book will also be of interest to scholars studying the use of the present tense in modern fiction worldwide. The present tense is used more widely in Hindi than in languages such as English, and some trends that are also found in the literatures of other languages (such as the occurrence of the present tense in internal sensory focalisation) are more clearly visible in Hindi fiction. More importantly, a new explanation of present-tense passages is proposed which can also be applied elsewhere. Insight into this technique, referred to as Internal Focalisation of Awareness, leads to a better understanding of present-tense texts. |
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... individual , of the individual in society , of both in religion , and of religion in both ... " ( 34 ) would in its style be uncharacteristic even of a matured Govind , but this is a type of inconsistency found more often in Ajñeya's ...
... individual , of the individual in society , of both in religion , and of religion in both ... " ( 34 ) would in its style be uncharacteristic even of a matured Govind , but this is a type of inconsistency found more often in Ajñeya's ...
Page 150
... individual- ised because he is said not to understand matters , for example , " You will not be able to un- derstand this matter ( prasaṁg ) " ( 124f ) , or " You don't know about this town either " ( 127 ) . Moreover , the pronoun used ...
... individual- ised because he is said not to understand matters , for example , " You will not be able to un- derstand this matter ( prasaṁg ) " ( 124f ) , or " You don't know about this town either " ( 127 ) . Moreover , the pronoun used ...
Page 168
... individual leading an anonymous life in the city . The emotionality evoked by the use of the present tense , it may be added , strengthens the effect of horror , while the anonymity of the individual is subtly emphasised through the ...
... individual leading an anonymous life in the city . The emotionality evoked by the use of the present tense , it may be added , strengthens the effect of horror , while the anonymity of the individual is subtly emphasised through the ...
Contents
Quoted discourse and internal focalisation | 14 |
Internal focalisation of awareness | 33 |
Psychological insight in early texts | 48 |
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actions actorial addresses appears awareness beginning belongs brief called chapter character character-bound character's close comes concerned consonant psycho-narration contains contents continuous present contrast deals Delhi direct discussed effect emotional entire example experiencing explained expresses eyes fact feelings final flashback forms frequent furnished girl haim hand Hindi hūṁ indicated initial inquit insight interior monologue internal focalisation interpretation introduction lack later leave less look main character means meṁ mind moment mother narrative narrator narratorial nature noted novel observed occurs paragraph passage past tense perception performing person preceding present tense protagonist quoted rahā rahi reader refer remembers retroversions reveals scene seems seen sentence shows similar situation starts story style subjective suggests take place taken takes techniques tells term thinking third thoughts tion told verb woman written