Textual wanderings: the theory and practice of narrative digression

Atkin, Rhian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6158-7349, ed. 2011. Textual wanderings: the theory and practice of narrative digression. Oxford: Legenda. 10.4324/9781351192996

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Abstract

Digression is a crucial motif in literary narratives. It features as a key characteristic of fictional works from Cervantes and Sterne, to Proust, Joyce and Calvino. Moving away from a linear narrative and following a path of associations reflects how we think and speak. Yet an author's inability to stick to the point has often been seen to detract from a work of literature, somehow weakening it. This wide-ranging and timely volume seeks to celebrate narrative digressions and move towards a theoretical framework for studying the meanderings of literary texts as a useful and valuable aspect of literature. Essays discussing some of the possibilities for approaching narrative digression from a theoretical perspective are complemented with focused studies of European and American authors. As a whole, the book offers a broad and varied view of textual wanderings.

Item Type:	Book - edited
Book Type:	Edited Book
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Modern Languages
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Publisher:	Legenda
ISBN:	9781907747908
Last Modified:	17 Jul 2026 13:52
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/61922

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