Narrative and Media - Brossura

Fulton, Helen

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ISBN 10: 0521617421 ISBN 13: 9780521617420

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Riassunto

Narrative and Media, first published in 2006, applies narrative theory to media texts, including film, television, radio, advertising, and print journalism. Drawing on research in structuralist and post-structuralist theory, as well as functional grammar and image analysis, the book explains the narrative techniques which shape media texts and offers interpretive tools for analysing meaning and ideology. Each section looks at particular media forms and shows how elements such as chronology, character, and focalization are realized in specific texts. As the boundaries between entertainment and information in the mass media continue to dissolve, understanding the ways in which modes of story-telling are seamlessly transferred from one medium to another, and the ideological implications of these strategies, is an essential aspect of media studies.

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Descrizione del libro:

This 2006 book explains the essentials of narrative theory by applying it to media texts which are very accessible to student readers, particularly film, television, and advertising. The book provides an introduction to both narrative theory and media studies, addressed to undergraduate and postgraduate students in literature, communication, and media studies.

L'autore:

Helen Fulton is Professor of English and Head of the School of Arts at Swansea University. She manages to combine contemporary critical theory with medieval literature and has a particular interest in narrative in all its forms. Her most recent publication is A Companion to Arthurian Literature (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521617421
• ISBN 13: 9780521617420
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 342