Ethos and Narrative Interpretation: The Negotiation of Values in Fiction

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© 2014 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Korthals Altes, Liesbeth. Ethos and narrative interpretation: the negotiation of values in fiction / Liesbeth Korthals Altes. pages cm.—(Frontiers of narrative series) Summary: “Examines the relevance of the concept of ethos for analyzing processes of literary interpretation to address the question of what exactly narratology does, or should want to do.”—Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-4836-6 (hardback: alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8032-5560-9 (ePub) isbn 978-0-8032-5561-6 (mobi) isbn 978-0-8032-5559-3 (pdf). 1. Fiction—History and criticism. 2. Values in literature. 3. Narration (Rhetoric). 4. Rhetoric—Moral and ethical aspects. 5. Literature and morals. I. Title. pn3491.k67 2014 809.3—dc23 2014004156 Set in Minion Pro by Renni Johnson. Designed by A. Shahan. ...