THE USE OF TIME IN GRAHAM SWIFT’S AND VIRGINIA WOOLF’S NOVELS
THE USE OF TIME IN GRAHAM SWIFT’S AND VIRGINIA WOOLF’S NOVELS

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to compare the use of time in Graham Swiftřs and Virginia Woolfřs novels. The analysis focuses on the issue of time in relation to the lyrical novels both authors write. Traditional, Modernist, and Postmodernist ideas about time are discussed. As theorical approaches, Ricoeurřs and narratological theories will be considered. The paper deals with non-linear chronology, aspects of memory and the influence on the structure of the novel and on readerřs perceptions. Different uses of time in Swift may be classified as follows: linear-nonlinear, memories-present, cyclical time (since history repeats itself), real time and fictional time, as well as personal and public time.

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