Narrative and poetics-Is narrative a semiotic structure?-Narrative inference, selection, and coherence-A sketch of narrative structure-Sequence, contingency, causality-Kernels and satellites-Suspense and surprise-How time distinctions are manifested-Narrative macrostructure and the typology of plot-Story-space and discourse-space-Story-space in cinematic narrative-Story-existents: character-Todorov and barthes on character-Toward an open theory of character-Real author, implied author, narrator, real reader, implied reader, narratee-Narrators' and characters' speech acts-Soliloquy-Stream of consciousness= free association-Covert narrators-Limitation of authority in narrative transmission-Overt narration: set descriptions-Reports of what characters Did not think or say-Implicit commentary: ironic narrator and unreliable narrator-Commentary on the story: interpretation-Commentary on the story: generalization-Commentary on the discou...