| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 193 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Thinking in action |
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Thinking in action
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Where do Stories Come From?; Where do Stories Come From?; Three Case Histories: Daedalus, Dora, Schindler; From History to Story: The Case of Stephen Daedalus; Whose Story is it Anyway? The Case of Dora; Testifying to History: The Case of Schindler; The Paradox of Testimony; National Narratives: Rome, Britain, America; Introduction; Roman Foundation Myths: Aeneas and Romulus; Britain and Ireland: A Tale of Siamese Twins; America and its 'Others': Frontier Stories; Conclusion: Border Crossings; Narrative Matters; Narrative Matters; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
Richard Kearney shows how stories are deep at work in all forms of writing. He examines the power of the story and its ability to affect both individual and national identity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-190) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Prose literature -- History and criticism
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Narration (Rhetoric)
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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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Prose literature
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Verteltheorie.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203453484 |
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9780203453483 |
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0415247985 |
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9780415247986 |
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9786610403332 |
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6610403333 |
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0203761723 |
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9780203761724 |
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