Stream Graph of the Thematic Flow of a Book
the book genome project & BookLamp.org Thematic graph from the book: Explain this graph to me... A Year and a Day The Book Genome Project and BookLamp.org use computers to map the thematic and writing style elements of books. This is a graphical representation of A Year and a Day's thematic stream over the course of the book. The thicker the color in the stream, the more of that theme is present at that point in the book. by Virginia Henley A Year and a Day is based in medieval Scottland, and is about a romance between a conquering warrior and the woman whose castle he invades. By looking at the thematic changes, you can see the romance competing with the rising tides of war. Military Preparation Fighting & Combat Knights Castles Romance Knights, Royalty, Lords & Ladies Warfare & Strategy Castles, Towers, & Great Halls Horses, Cavalry, & Mounted Travel Physical Intimacy Children & Family Relationships Soldiers, Military, Weapons Combat, Pain, & Injury The gray represents horses and 7. cavalry. They feature prominently 5 The green represents soldiers, • weapons and the gathering of military forces. The purple indicates blood, pain and injury. It becomes significant shortly after the gathering of military forces. Publisher's Description throughout the novel. of the Novel: "When Lynx de Warenne invaded Dumfries castle, he took posses- sion of Jane Leslie's home -- and soon wanted something more from the headstrong lass. Desperate for an heir, he proposed a hand- fasting: a Scottish custom whereby a man can lawfully take a woman into his bed, then, after a year and a day, the couple can either wed or part. Any child of that union is deemed legitimate. Fearless in battle, Lynx was afraid to love. But Jane slowly stole into his heart. And as the fires of war raged around them, amid treacher- ous foes and brilliant intrigues, who would have thought that two such unlikely partners would fall in love?" 4 This yellow section indicates physical intimacy. It is virtually the only theme in this section of the book. There is a strong presence 2. of Knights & Lords early in the book as the author introduces characters, setting and scene. You can see that setting focuses 2. heavily on locations within, or dealing with, the infrastructure of castles, manors & similar imagery throughout the book. Dara SouRce: HTTP://BOOKLAMP.ORG I HTTP://BoOKGenome.com
Stream Graph of the Thematic Flow of a Book
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