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- Narrative Theory: Core Concepts and Critical Debates
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The Ohio State University Press
- Series: Theory and Interpretation of Narrative
summary
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?” In engaging with these questions, the book demonstrates the diversity and vitality of the field and promotes a broader dialogue about its assumptions, methods, and purposes. In Part One, the co-authors explore the scope and aims of narrative from four distinct perspectives: rhetorical (Phelan and Rabinowitz), feminist (Warhol), mind-oriented (Herman), and unnatural (Richardson). Using case studies (Huckleberry Finn, Persuasion, On Chesil Beach, and Midnight’s Children, respectively), the co-authors explain their different takes on the same core concepts: authors, narrators, narration; plot, time, and progression; space, setting, and perspective; character; reception and the reader; and narrative values. In Part Two, the co-authors respond to one another’s views. As they discuss the relation of the approaches to each other, they highlight significant current debates and map out key developments in the field. Accessibly written, Narrative Theory can serve as the basis for a wide range of courses, even as its incisive presentation of four major approaches and its lively give-and-take about the powers and limitations of each make the book an indispensable resource for specialists.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Part One: Perspectives: Rhetorical, Feminist, Mind-Oriented, Antimimetic
- 1. Introduction: The Approaches
- pp. 3-28
- 2. Authors, Narrators, Narration
- pp. 29-56
- 3. Time, Plot, Progression
- pp. 57-83
- 5. Character
- pp. 111-138
- 6. Reception and the Reader
- pp. 139-159
- 7. Narrative Values, Aesthetic Values
- pp. 160-182
- Part Two: Responses
- Response by Robyn Warhol
- pp. 201-217
- Response by David Herman
- pp. 218-234
- Response by Brian Richardson
- pp. 235-250
- Works Cited
- pp. 251-261
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814270516
Related ISBN(s)
9780814251843
MARC Record
OCLC
868220033
Pages
353
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No