Patterns of Repetition in Trollope by Elizabeth R. Epperly

ISBN: 0813207045

The Catholic University of America Press, 01 January 1989

Hardcover, 238 pages

Patterns of Repetition in Trollope is a literary critical study that examines the recurring structures, themes, and narrative techniques in the novels of Anthony Trollope. Elizabeth R. Epperly analyses how repetition functions not merely as stylistic habit but as a deliberate artistic strategy that shapes meaning, character development, and reader expectation across Trollope’s fiction. The study situates these patterns within Victorian literary conventions and demonstrates how repetition contributes to Trollope’s moral vision, narrative rhythm, and psychological depth in his portrayal of social and political life.