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Translation of Autobiography: Narrating self, translating the other
Susan XU Yun
[Benjamins Translation Library 136] 2017
► pp. 67–97

Chapter 3
Point of view in autobiography

Character, narrator and implied author

Article outline
  • 3.1Introduction
  • 3.2Narrative-communicative situation
    • 3.2.1Levels of analysis
    • 3.2.2Narrative-communicative situation
  • 3.3Implied author, narrator and character relationship in autobiography
    • 3.3.1Implied author ≠ real author
    • 3.3.2I-narrator ≠ implied author
    • 3.3.3I-character ≠ I-narrator
    • 3.3.4Hypothetical narrative structure in autobiography
  • 3.4Point of view theories
    • 3.4.1Psychological aspects: Internal and external perspectives
    • 3.4.2Visual aspects: Focalization
    • 3.4.3Ideological aspects: Slant and filter
    • 3.4.4Linguistic aspects: Mind style
  • 3.5Conclusion
  • Note