Narrative theory
Subtitle: core concepts and critical debates
By: David Herman ... [et al.].
Series: Theory and interpretation of narrative; Theory and interpretation of narrative series
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Columbus
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780814251843; 9780814211861; 9780814292853
Subjects: Narration (Rhetoric)
Description: Narrative Theory: Core Concepts and Critical Debates addresses two frequently asked questions about narrative studies: "what is narrative theory?" and "how do different approaches to narrative relate to each other?" The co-authors explore the scope and aims of narrative from four distinct perspectives: rhetorical, feminist, mind-oriented, and unnatural. As they discuss the relation of the approaches to each other, they highlight significant current debates and map out key developments in the field.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Perspectives : rhetorical, feminist, mind-oriented, antimimetic; title: Introduction : the approaches; title: Authors, narrators, narration; title: Time, plot, and progression; title: Narrative worlds : space, setting, perspective; title: Character; title: Reception and the reader; title: Narrative values, aesthetic values; title: Responses; title: James Phelan and Peter Rabinowitz; title: Robyn Warhol; title: David Herman; title: Brian Richardson.