The Stories We Are: An Essay on Self-Creation - Brossura

Randall, William Lowell

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ISBN 10: 1442626380 ISBN 13: 9781442626386

Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr, 2014

Riassunto

From time to time we all tend to wonder what sort of “story” our life might comprise: what it means, where it is going, and whether it hangs together as a whole. In The Stories We Are, William Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory.

Using categories like plot, character, point of view, and style, Randall plays with the possibility that we each make sense of the events of our lives to the extent that we weave them into our own unfolding novel, as simultaneously its author, narrator, main character, and reader. In the process, he offers us a unique perspective on features of our day-to-day world such as secrecy, self-deception, gossip, prejudice, intimacy, maturity, and the proverbial “art of living.”

First published in 1995, this second edition of The Stories We Are includes a new preface and afterword by the author that offer insight into his argument and evolution as a scholar, as well as an illuminating foreword by Ruthellen Josselson.

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Recensione:

"[Randall provides an incredible wealth of information ... A serious study enhanced by a knowledge of several disciplines." -- J.S. Gabin CHOICE "A rich and comprehensive investigation into the metaphor of life as story ... The Stories We Are is a well-written and well thought out work. It presents a very complex metaphor in a not simple but coherent and effective manner. It is a fascinating journey through the life as story metaphor." --Gary Kenyon Canadian Journal on Aging

L'autore:

William Lowell Randall is a professor in the Department of Gerontology at St Thomas University.

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• Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1442626380
• ISBN 13: 9781442626386
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 418