Urvashi Jhajharia

Theorizing Plot in the Novel: A Study through Formalism, Narratology, Rhetoric, and Cultural-Context

Plot has traditionally been regarded as one of the most slippery concepts in literary theory. From its treatment in Aristotle’s Poetics to modern narratological, rhetorical, and cultural-contextual approaches and theories, it has undergone countless reinterpretations, critiques, and revisions. This paper attempts to pr...