- Paperback: 592 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (16 May 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405184388
- ISBN-13: 978-1405184380
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 24.4 x 3.1 cm
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"Written by major narrative theorists, these essays are original to this volume and are impressively accessible. The editors include ample notes, suggestions for further reading, and a brief glossary. Highly recommended."
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The 35 original essays in A Companion to Narrative Theory constitute the best available introduction to this vital and contested field of humanistic enquiry.
- Comprises 35 original essays written by leading figures in the field
- Includes contributions from pioneers in the field such as Wayne C. Booth, Seymour Chatman, J. Hillis Miller and Gerald Prince
- Represents all the major critical approaches to narrative and investigates and debates the relations between them
- Considers narratives in different disciplines, such as law and medicine
- Features analyses of a variety of media, including film, music, and painting
- Designed to be of interest to specialists, yet accessible to readers with little prior knowledge of the field
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When Tzvetan Todorov coined the French term narratologie ("narratology") in his 1969 book Grammaire du "Decameron," he used the word in parallel with biology, sociology, and so forth to denote "the science of narrative," describing his work as a fledgling effort within a field not yet fully born. Read the first page
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When Tzvetan Todorov coined the French term narratologie ("narratology") in his 1969 book Grammaire du "Decameron," he used the word in parallel with biology, sociology, and so forth to denote "the science of narrative," describing his work as a fledgling effort within a field not yet fully born. Read the first page
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