AbstractsWomens Studies

The stream of consciousness in recent English fiction by women.

by Kathleen Estey. Milburne




Institution: McGill University
Department: Department of English.
Degree: MA.
Year: 1934
Keywords: ENGLISH FICTION  – HISTORY AND CRITICISM
Record ID: 1494969
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Abstract

This thesis traces the birth and growth of the stream of consciousness method in English fiction, paying particular attention to the way it has been handled by such literary artists as Dorothy Richardson, Virginia Woolf, and the late Katherine Mansfield. Chapter One deals with the growth of Modern Subjective fiction, from the writing of Henry James to that of James Joyce. Chapter Two endeavours to show how Dorothy Richardson has used the method in her series of novels, Pilgrimage. Throughout the ten volumes she has never gone outside the consciousness of her main character, Miriam Henderson. Chapter Three deals with Mrs. Woolf's experiments which have demonstrated with variations of technique, what heights of sensitive artistry the stream of consciousness can attain. Chapter Four studies the work of the late Katherine Mansfield, who by introducing the stream of consciousness method into the short story, has created original beauty and fresh technical resources in that medium.