Ways of Viewpoint Focalization in Hrant Matevosyan’s Novella “Hangover”

Authors

  • GRIGOR SHASHIKYAN Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:B/2017.8.1.017

Keywords:

point of view, focalization, narratology, narrator, text, text in text, narration, fictive, H. Matevosyan, Hangover

Abstract

One of the basic concepts of narratology is the point of view. In the 1980s the term focalization, which was brought in use by G. Genette, became widely popular. It implied the restriction of the scope as compared to omniscience. Focalization has three degrees; zero, internal and external. These three can be presented simultaneously in some works, thus providing rhythmic and informational variation. A remarkable example of the simultaneous implementation of the three
focalisation degrees in modern Armenian literature is the novella “Hangover” by Hrant
Matevosyan, where the narrator conveys various information

Published

2021-07-16

How to Cite

SHASHIKYAN, G. . (2021). Ways of Viewpoint Focalization in Hrant Matevosyan’s Novella “Hangover”. Bulletin of Yerevan University B: Philology, 8(1(22). https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:B/2017.8.1.017

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