Meta-Narrative in the Movies [electronic resource] : Tell Me a Story /
Kupfer, J.author.
Meta-Narrative in the Movies investigates narrative theory through close analysis of films featuring stories and storytelling. The cinematic interpretations investigate the role of story creation in knowing ourselves and planning our future, in structuring social relationships, and in sharpening our experience of popular culture.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Narrative Theory, Intelligibility and the Good Life; 2 A River Runs Through It: Understanding Our Past through the Edifying Story; 3 Wonder Boys: Righting Our Lives by Writing the Story; 4 Narrative Conflict and Relationship in Ordinary People; 5 Art and Manipulative Narrative in The Shape of Things; 6 Unforgiven Shoots Holes in the Western Mystique; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Meta-Narrative in the Movies investigates narrative theory through close analysis of films featuring stories and storytelling. The cinematic interpretations investigate the role of story creation in knowing ourselves and planning our future, in structuring social relationships, and in sharpening our experience of popular culture.
Motion pictures—History.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Philosophy.
Arts.
Motion pictures and television.
Film History.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Philosophy, general.
Arts.
Screen Studies.