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Stream of Consciousness in the Modern Novel (Perspectives in Criticism)

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Consciousness is a metaphysical abstraction that all people can account for, but few can clearly explain. I have researched a decent amount of books appertaining to consciousness in literature and this one by Humphrey is by far the best. Humphrey's explanations for authorial intent are superb. I will not lie: I have attempted to write a few sentences explaining Humphrey's materialization of consciousness in Modern literature, but I have erased them all in fear that the reader of this review would be turned away from this book by my petty attempt to explain just how masterfully Humphrey articulates thought patterns, memories, and the removal of the authors voice from the work. If your interested in learning how to write a disciplined form of stream of consciousness vs. its juvenile counterpart, "free-writing" then i HIGHLY recommend this book to you. It will not disappoint. There is a reason that so few books exist on the topic of stream of consciousness: it's because few people can take an amorphous concept like consciousness and sculpt it into something concrete for examining.