December 22, 2024
Hossein Mohtadi

Hossein Mohtadi

Academic Rank: Associate professor
Address:
Degree: Ph.D in Arabic language and literature
Phone: 07731222346
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Research

Title
The Narratology of the Resistance Novel “Tayf Anin al-Nay” by Maha Qasrawi Based on Gerard Genette
Type Thesis
Keywords
روايت شناسي، پايداري، ژرار ژنت، طيف أنين الناي، مها قصراوي
Researchers elham segherlat (Student) , Hossein Mohtadi (Primary advisor) , naser zare (Advisor)

Abstract

Narratology is a branch of literary criticism that utilizes linguistic analysis to study narrative acts. This discipline focuses on the study of the narrative arts and structures manifested in literary texts. Various scholars have contributed to this field, each proposing specific narrative patterns for analyzing literary texts. French theorist Gerard Genette is one of the prominent theorists in this field. Genette bases his narratology on the distinction between story, narration, and narrative discourse, examining the relationships between these three levels through three narrative dimensions: time, focalization, and voice. The present study aims to analyze the novel "Tayf Anin al-Nay" by the contemporary Palestinian writer and poet Maha Hassan Qasrawi, based on Gerard Genette's theory. The results of this research indicate that the novel does not adhere strictly to linear narrative time. The narrative form is circular, with the story starting from the middle. The narrators in this work often engage in retrospective narration through ample temporal shifts. Furthermore, the author makes use of all three types of narrative pace – negative, positive, and neutral – resulting in fluctuating narrative speed. Remarkably, the descriptive delay narrative element significantly impacts negative narrative pace, while the summarizing narrative element is the most effective embellishment of positive narrative pace. In terms of focalization, the author employs mostly direct and indirect narrative discourse to reduce the distance between the story and the narrators, enhancing the verisimilitude of the work and allowing readers to feel closer to the novel's characters. Narrative progression is influenced by the variable inner focalization. Regarding the voice dimension, the narrative form in terms of time is mostly post-event, while in terms of space, it is inwardly focused.