Coding the Little Particular: A Study of Detail in the Works of Jane Austen
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Smith, Emily Carlyle
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English and Comparative Literature
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- In my initial coding of the little particulars in Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion, I determined that they necessitate and favor certain textual conditions. For example, little particulars are always found in mixed text that incorporates both narrative and dialogue or in reflective dialogue that mirrors these conventions. This is likely due to the fact that little particulars frequently arise in scenes that are grounded in dialogue, but also require the critical eye of a narrator in order to have significance attributed to them. Little particulars also frequently occur when a meaningful and extended change of space occurs within a novel, such as the Dashwoods’ move from Norland to Barton Cottage in Sense and Sensibility. Similarly, little particulars can also predictably be found with the introduction or reintroduction of a character. This is likely due to the fact that each of these events signal change and, thus, necessitate a little particular to bolster the impression of those who are newly encountered. While my initial coding did suggest a certain correlation between little particulars and characters at times of change in the novels, it did not indicate whether or not little particulars were employed for certain types of characters over others. This became a central inquiry for the broader comparative analysis of the novels’ little particulars that followed.
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- spring 2015
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- Thompson, James
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- Bachelor of Arts
- Honors level
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- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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