| Towards a 'Natural' Narratology Contributor(s): Fludernik, Monika (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415124824 ISBN-13: 9780415124829 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: "Towards a "Natural" Narratology" makes an intervention into ongoing debates in literary theory and criticism. Monika Fludernik argues for a new narrative theory which builds on insights from conversational narrative while touching on key issues for poststructuralists. Drawing on insights from cognitive linguistics, discourse analysis and structuralist narratology, the author examines narrative structures as they have developed from oral storytelling to the realist novel and beyond. This is a ground-breaking work of synthesis which makes a significant contribution to fundamental issues in literary theory. Fludernik's new model entails a radical reconceptualization of current narratological thinking, integrating narrative theory within a wide range of topical debates in literary studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 801.95 |
| LCCN: 95036357 |
| Lexile Measure: 1530 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.84 lbs) 472 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this ground breaking work of synthesis, Monika Fludernik combines insights from literary theory and linguistics to provide a challenging new theory of narrative. This book is both an historical survey and theoretical study, with the author drawing on an enormous range of examples from the earliest oral study to contemporary experimental fiction. She uses these examples to prove that recent literature, far from heralding the final collapse of narrative, represents the epitome of a centuries long developmental process. |