Stream of Consciousness in Literature
Explore the concept of stream of consciousness in literature, a narrative technique depicting the flow of thoughts and emotions of characters through interior monologue. Originating from William James in psychology and gaining prominence in works by authors like James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Dorothy Richardson, this style of writing delves into uninterrupted introspection and ungrammatical constructions, leading to groundbreaking novels such as "Ulysses," "Mrs. Dalloway," and "Pilgrimage."
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Stream of Consciousness -Seema C
Refers to: Flow and ebb of thoughts in our minds
Term first used by- American psychologist William James in his work Principles of Psychology (1890) In literary context, used by- Mary Sinclair while discussing Dorothy Richardson's novels
Characteristics: a literary style in non-dramatic fiction narrative technique that uses interior monologue (in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow) Long passages of introspection uninterrupted by objective description unbroken by conventional dialogue uses ungrammatical construction
Examples: Henry James- Portrait of a Lady (1881) [Precursor to the genre] James Joyce- Ulysses (1922), Finnegans Wake (1939) Virginia Woolf- Mrs. Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) etc. Dorothy Richardson- Pilgrimage (1915-38) [First complete stream of consciousness novel to be published] William Faulkner- The Sound and the Fury (1929)
