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1 online resource (x, 190 pages) : illustrations |
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Narrative and narrating -- The theory of narrative -- Text and authorship : The author -- The structure of narrative : Text-internal narrative structures ; Narrative and plot ; The narrator: person ; Time ; Presentational modes ; Focalization, perspective, point of view -- The surface of narrative Space/time -- Fictional characters: how characters are introduced ; Story and contouring ; Oral storytelling and the episodic model ; Episodic structure ; The creative use of pronouns in texts ; Experiments with tense in narratives -- Realism, illusionism and metafiction : Narrative realism ; Roland Barthes ; The authenticity of the narrative voice ; Fictionality ; Metafiction and metanarration -- Language, the representation of speech and the stylistics of narrative : Language ; Representing speech ; Language and style ; Stylistic variation ; Metaphor and metonymy -- Thoughts, feelings and the unconscious -- Narrative typologies : Franz Karl Stanzel's theory of narrative ; Gérard Genette's theory of narrative ; Recent theories of narrative -- Diachronic approaches to narrative : From speech to writing ; The development of new narrative modes and their cognitive bases -- Narratological firsts ; New media ; Changing functions and theoretical readjustments ; Open research questions -- Practical applications : Great expectations and Mister Pip: childhood selves ; Authorial narrative: the perspective form above ; Reading people's minds -- Guidelines for budding narratologists : How to write about narratological issues ; Some do's and don't's: how to avoid narratologically infelicitous phrases |
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1. Narrative and narrating -- 2. The Theory of Narrative -- 3. Text and Authorship -- The author -- 4. The Structure of Narrative -- Text-internal narrative structures -- Narrative and plot -- The narrator: person -- Time -- Presentational modes -- Focalization, perspective, point of view -- 5. The Surface of Narrative -- Space/time -- Fictional characters: how characters are introduced -- Story and contouring -- Oral storytelling and the episodic model -- Episodic structure -- The creative use of pronouns in texts -- Experiments with tense in narrative |
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6. Realism, Illusionism and MetafictionNarrative realism -- Roland Barthes -- The authenticity of the narrative voice -- Fictionality -- Metafiction and metanarration -- 7. Language, the Rrepresentation of Speech and the Stylistics of Narrative -- Language -- Representing speech -- Language and style -- Stylistic variation -- Metaphor and metonymy -- 8. Thoughts, Feelings and the Unconscious -- 9. Narrative Typologies -- Franz Karl Stanzel's theory of narrative -- Gérard Genette's theory of narrative -- Recent theories of narrative -- 10. Diachronic Approaches to Narrative -- From speech to writing |
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The development of new narrative modes and their cognitive basesNarratological firsts -- New media -- Changing functions and theoretical readjustments -- Open research questions -- 11. Practical Applications -- Great Expectations and Mister Pip: childhood selves -- Authorial narrative: the perspective from above -- Reading people's minds -- 12. Guidelines for Budding Narratologists -- How to write about narratological issues -- Some do's and don't's: how to avoid narratologically infelicitous phrases -- Glossary of narratological terms -- Notes |
| Summary |
An Introduction to Narratology is an accessible, practical guide to narratological theory and terminology and its application to literature |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Narration (Rhetoric)
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Rhetoric
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rhetoric (discipline)
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Narration (Rhetoric)
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Rhetoric
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Erzähltheorie
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Verteltheorie.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203882881 |
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9780203882887 |
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9781134058761 |
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1134058764 |
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