| A Structuralist-Generative Model of Literary Narrative: The Theory and Practice of Analyzing Fiction Including an Essay by Stephen-Alexander Ditze Contributor(s): Schulz, Volker (Author), Kuper, Christoph (Editor), Kurschner, Wilfried (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820464872 ISBN-13: 9780820464879 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $53.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 809.3 |
| LCCN: 2006050245 |
| Series: Littera. Studies In Language And Literature - Studien Zur Sp |
| Physical Information: 317 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study fills three of the most serious gaps in narrative theory and analysis of fiction. Firstly, it provides the long overdue, first genuinely comprehensive model of literary narrative (« fiction). Its « structuralist-generative nature allows to integrate the findings of most major theorists of the twentieth century. The model is explained in detail and illustrated by a fold-out chart. Secondly, in contrast to structuralist narrative theory, the model is not a mere inventory of the various « units of which a work of fiction consists. Rather, it elucidates the dynamic interplay of the literary narrative's various content « components and discourse « aspects which convey its thematic idea. Thirdly, the feasibility of the model is extensively demonstrated by the (selective) analysis of several short stories, a novella and a novel. - In the appendix, a student paper shows the model's heuristic-« didactic power at the level of advanced literary studies. |