This paper aims to examine the sonnet of English Romantic writer, Mary Fitchett Johnson’s “The Widow’s Remarriage” within framework psychoanalysis and narratology. Published in 1810, narrates poignant story a widow who must remarry. Remaining entirely faithful her deceased husband, grieving woman accepts marriage proposal solely for sake child reveals agony during wedding eyes invited guests. s...

This paper explores the application of computer simulation techniques to the fields of literary studies and narratology by developing a model for plot structure and characterization. Using a corpus of 19th Century British novels as a case study, the author begins with a descriptive quantitative analysis of character names, developing a set of stylized facts about the way narratives allocate att...

Dream narration has a lengthy history in the Western literary tradition, functioning as the earliest iteration of the frame story. Dream narratives can be found in the Bible, and in Greek and Latin classical literature, but perhaps reached a zenith during the Medieval period, when dream visions became a central narratological strategy in theological texts and secular romances alike. Deriving fr...