Carol Shields, Narrative Hunger, and the Possibilities of Fiction (review)

2004 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 591-592
Author(s):  
Alexander Ramon
Keyword(s):  
Carol Shields

How to distinguish hypothetical from actual speech in fiction

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Karttunen
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Markers ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Source Tracking ◽  
Direct Speech ◽  
Junot Diaz ◽  
Carol Shields ◽  
Conversational Storytelling ◽  
Language Representation ◽  
Speech Representation ◽  
Actual Speech

This paper investigates the connection between counterfactuality and stereotypicality in direct speech representation. In Monika Fludernik’s theory of schematic language representation, quotations typify rather than reproduce, and typicality coincides with stereotypical expressivity in the form discourse particles, among other features. By distinguishing hypothetical speech proper from the more general concept of typifying direct speech, we can see that in fiction hypothetical speech is not always stereotypically expressive. In conversational storytelling, discourse markers serve the functions of source-tracking, emplotment, and expressing the quoter’s emotions and evaluation. I discuss reasons why fiction differs from conversational storytelling in this respect. Fludernik’s treatment of discourse markers or ‘typicality markers’ in direct speech representation is here complemented with Bakhtinian notions of dual expressiveness, speech genres, and the responsive quality of utterances. The arguments presented are illustrated by passages from the fiction of Carol Shields, Peter Bichsel, and Junot Díaz.

“The synapses colapse; well, let them…” el feminismo postmoderno de the stone diaries de Carol Shields

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Macarena Garcia-Avello
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Feminist Standpoint ◽  
Carol Shields ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Political Function ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Way

Este artículo examina la manera en que la metaficción postmoderna de Carol Shields en The Stone Diaries sirve de punto de partida para una crítica feminista desde la que se explora el carácter relacional y fragmentario del sujeto femenino. Aunque la crítica haya incidido en la vertiente feminista de la novela de Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries, el papel que juega el postmodernismo en la crítica feminista ha pasado desapercibido. El objetivo de este artículo es, por tanto, ahondar en la manera en que el feminismo se intercala con el postmodernismo en la obra de Shields. A lo largo de este  se demostrará cómo la confluencia entre la condición postmoderna y la construcción de la subjetividad de la protagonista proporciona a la obra una función política. Palabras clave: postmodernismo, feminismo, política, The Stone Diaries   This article examines the way in which postmodern metafiction in Carol Shields´ s The Stone Diaries can be understood as a starting point to explore the relational and fragmentary subjectivity from a feminist standpoint. Although most analysis on The Stone Diaries put an emphasis on the importance of feminism, the influence of postmodernism in Shields´s novel has been commonly overlooked. This article aims to delve into the interaction between feminism and postmodernism in order to demonstrate how this interplay provides the novel with a political function.   Key words: postmodernism, feminism, politics, The Stone Diaries.  

An Interview with Carol Shields

1998 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Krolik Hollenberg ◽  
Carol Shields
Keyword(s):  
Carol Shields

scholarly journals Carol Shields, MD

Ophthalmology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 123 (12) ◽  
pp. 2444-2445
Author(s):  
Sandeep Ravindran
Keyword(s):  
Carol Shields

scholarly journals Brenda Beckman-Long, Carol Shields and the Writer-Critic

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-126
Author(s):  
Armelle Parey
Keyword(s):  
Carol Shields

scholarly journals Baby’s Got the Blues by C. Diggory Shields

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheena Newbury
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Picture Book ◽  
Catholic School ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Elementary Music ◽  
Musical Style ◽  
Carol Shields ◽  
Baby Blues ◽  
The Family ◽  
Title One

Diggory Shields, Carol. Baby’s Got the Blues. Illus. Lauren Tobia. Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2014. Print.With the word Baby in the title, one might believe that this book is suitable only for pre-school children. The author, Carol Shields, erases this assumption with the first sentence: “You think babies have it easy?” The book, Baby’s Got the Blues, is told from the perspective of the youngest in the family, and pays tribute to all the trials and tribulations that Baby encounters- full diapers, the inability to talk, eat pizza, walk, and having to sleep in a crib. In the end, all of Baby’s blues are wiped away when the best part of being a baby is revealed- cuddles.Written in the Blues musical style, with rhythm and  beat, those who are inclined could easily find themselves singing this story out loud, even improvising their own lines. The repeated refrain, “Cause I’m a baby, And I’ve got those baby blues. B-A-B-Y, baby, Got the poor little baby blues,” changes slightly after each verse to reflect Baby’s blues. For example, the word “blues” in the first line of the refrain is substituted for “stinkeroos” after Baby deals with a stinky diaper.The illustrations of this picture book highlight Baby’s world and help to tell Baby’s story in a fun way that includes Baby’s rabbit stuffy, which seems to experience the same trials and tribulations that Baby does. I highly recommend this book for babies, siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and budding Blues musicians alike. Shield’s tells of Baby’s blues in a way that is enjoyable and will get even the most non-musical tapping their foot.Highly Recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer: Sheena NewburySheena is an elementary music teacher with Edmonton Catholic School and is currently working on completing her Master’s degree in Elementary Education. She loves reading and sharing literature with her music classes.

Carol Shields and the Extra-ordinary (review)

2009 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 454-455
Author(s):  
Neil Besner
Keyword(s):  
Carol Shields
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