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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... things in his mind , it is only that the print of his own feet in the sand [ ... ] held an attrac- tion for him [ ... ] . " With the words " it is not ( the case ) " and " nor " it may be the narrator who explains , in the common ...
... things in his mind , it is only that the print of his own feet in the sand [ ... ] held an attrac- tion for him [ ... ] . " With the words " it is not ( the case ) " and " nor " it may be the narrator who explains , in the common ...
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... things may al- so happen to us , or could have happened [ ... ] ? " ( 96 ) . In such reflections , monologues re- semble interior monologues . And a situation sketch is the following : " I always sleep ( sotā hum ) a bit of course , but ...
... things may al- so happen to us , or could have happened [ ... ] ? " ( 96 ) . In such reflections , monologues re- semble interior monologues . And a situation sketch is the following : " I always sleep ( sotā hum ) a bit of course , but ...
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... thing , and the purpose of an action of his is explained in a comment ( “ in order to escape the sound he [ ... ] " ) . " It might be argued that these passages suggest consonant psycho- narration focusing on the man , but elements ...
... thing , and the purpose of an action of his is explained in a comment ( “ in order to escape the sound he [ ... ] " ) . " It might be argued that these passages suggest consonant psycho- narration focusing on the man , but elements ...
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