Narrative Theory Core Concepts and Critical Debates

Name: Narrative Theory Core Concepts and Critical Debates
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ISBN: 9780814251843

ISBN-10: 0814251846

ISBN-13: 9780814251843

Edition: 2012

Authors: David HERMAN, James PHELAN, Peter J. RABINOWITZ, Brian RICHARDSON, Robyn R. WARHOL

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Narrative Theory: Core Concepts and Critical Debatesaddresses 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,andMidnight’s…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Publication date: 4/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 353
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Perspectives: Rhetorical, Feminist, Mind-Oriented, Antimimetic



Introduction: The Approaches


Narrative as Rhetoric



A Feminist Approach to Narrative



Exploring the Nexus of Narrative and Mind



Antimirnetic, Unnatural, and Postmodern Narrative Theory




Authors, Narrators, Narration



Time, Plot, Progression



Narrative Worlds: Space, Setting, Perspective



Character



Reception and the Reader



Narrative Values, Aesthetic Values



Responses


Response



To Robyn Warhol's Feminist Approach


To David Herman's Approach to Narrative as Worldmaking


To Brian Richardson's Theory of Antimimetic Narrative


Response



To James Phelan



To David Herman's Cognitive Approach


To Brian Richardson's Antimimetic Narrative Approach


Response



Paradigms in Dispute: Contrasting Assumptions for Narrative Theory


Response



General


Character


Specific Points


Missing Theory


Works Cited


Index