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Discover LudwigThe phrase "marriage plot" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used in literary contexts to describe a narrative structure that revolves around romantic relationships and marriage. Example: "In her latest novel, the author cleverly subverts the traditional marriage plot by introducing unexpected twists in the characters' relationships."
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'"The Marriage Plot".
A marriage plot.
THE MARRIAGE PLOT, by Jeffrey Eugenides (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $28).
But does "The Marriage Plot" faithfully follow its own script?
And what's the best marriage plot novel ever?
And recently the producer Scott Rudin bought "The Marriage Plot".
(Putnam) 22. THE MARRIAGE PLOT, by Jeffrey Eugenides.
Part of that novel grew into "The Marriage Plot," however.
The author of "The Marriage Plot" and "Middlesex" says the best marriage plot novel of all time is Henry James's "Portrait of a Lady," because it presents an "anti-marriage" plot.
"The Marriage Plot" is only his third novel in 18 years.
(Among other things, we never do find out what those "thoughts on the marriage plot" are).
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