The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative - Brossura

Porter Abbott, H.

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ISBN 10: 0521659698 ISBN 13: 9780521659697

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Riassunto

Guides readers through the fundamental aspects of narrative.

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Recensione

'Abbott brilliantly zeroes in on the architecture of narrative with an exactness and bent for orderly exposition that utterly redeems his subject. The result is a superb taxonomy of what narrative means today.' Chronicle of Higher Education

'Directness, accessibility, and coherence distinguish this brief but comprehensive study of narrative. It is very much the 'introduction' its title asserts because Abbott is consistent in his efforts to identify, explain and define. His approach is down-to-earth, even conversational, and yet he integrates terms or references intrinsic to the study of narrative. The plethora of examples and illustrations - both 'classic' and contemporary, drawn from critical and theoretical texts, novels, short stories ... films and television - is a major strength making narrative concepts clear ... Most highly recommended.' Choice

Descrizione del libro

Designed to help readers understand what narrative is, how it is constructed, how it acts upon us, how we act upon it, how it is transmitted, and how it changes when the medium or the cultural context change.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521659698
• ISBN 13: 9780521659697
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 218
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile