tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post2127362702822620738..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: witnesses to greatnessKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-76672050263529367512013-02-23T05:02:28.162+09:002013-02-23T05:02:28.162+09:00"[T]o tell a story of greatness through the e..."[T]o tell a story of greatness through the eyes of a humble narrator"?<br /><br />I've been doing that on my blog for years now.<br /><br />Jeffery Hodges<br /><br />* * *Horace Jeffery Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684513618463766017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-91012962376512181622013-02-22T22:55:42.067+09:002013-02-22T22:55:42.067+09:00The classic example of second-fiddle narration is ...The classic example of second-fiddle narration is <i>The Great Gatsby</i>. Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels are told in the vein of Doyle, through the voice of Poirot's friend, Captain Hastings.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-3732076872979470482013-02-22T18:58:42.131+09:002013-02-22T18:58:42.131+09:00Not making any claims to being a lit expert, but I...Not making any claims to being a lit expert, but I'm going to go with the "tried-and-true" narrative technique as opposed to "genre" per se. I don't believe it was a particular characteristic of the 1800s, but at the same time I don't think it goes back thousands of year. It strikes me as a relatively recent invention, as most ancient and classical literature was told from the point-of-view of an omniscient narrator. Having an actual character in the story tell that story is something that developed later, although I don't know exactly when. My gut says that it probably coincided with the age of the novel.<br /><br />But I would have to do more research for that to be anything other than something I just pulled out of my butt, so take it for what it's worth.<br /><br />Also, "Amadeus" is awesome.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com