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Irony: A Special Way of Narration in Modern Novel

Ming Li

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The remarkable difference between Chinese modern novel and ancient novel lies in the ways of narration.Ironical narration is a special way of narration.In the text of ironical narration,the author uses ways of setting the super-narration level,the unreliable narrator,and the hidden author and narrator,making the superficial level of narration and the deep level of meaning comprise a strong irony.Through these ways,we can reach the effects of enriched implied text meaning and enhanced power of expression which can't be obtained by the normal way of narration.

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The remarkable difference between Chinese modern novel and ancient novel lies in the ways of narration.Ironical narration is a special way of narration.In the text of ironical narration,the author uses ways of setting the super-narration level,the unreliable narrator,and the hidden author and narrator,making the superficial level of narration and the deep level of meaning comprise a strong irony.Through these ways,we can reach the effects of enriched implied text meaning and enhanced power of expression which can't be obtained by the normal way of narration.

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The remarkable difference between Chinese modern novel and ancient novel lies in the ways of narration.Ironical narration is a special way of narration.In the text of ironical narration,the author uses ways of setting the super-narration level,the unreliable narrator,and the hidden author and narrator,making the superficial level of narration and the deep level of meaning comprise a strong irony.Through these ways,we can reach the effects of enriched implied text meaning and enhanced power of expression which can't be obtained by the normal way of narration.

Key concepts: Narrative, Irony, Meaning (existential), Literature, Expression (computer science), Philosophy, Art, Computer science

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