In Pursuit of Narrative Dynamics

Biwu Shang

ISBN 10: 3034305621 / ISBN 13: 9783034305624

Editore: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Dez 2011, 2011

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Neuware -This book makes an intensive study of James Phelan¿s rhetorical theory of narrative. Apart from illustrating six basic principles in doing rhetorical theory of narrative, the author examines six major issues which are central to Phelan¿s rhetorical poetics, namely, focalization, character narration, unreliable narration, narrative progression, narrative judgments, and narrative ethics. For each narratological concept, the author minutely conducts a genealogical study to make the review work complete. The book not only compares Phelan¿s rhetorical narratology with classical narratology but also with other strands of postclassical narratology. A detailed bibliography makes this book a compendium of narrative theory which is of relevance for scholars and students of all literary disciplines.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 258 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: In Pursuit of Narrative Dynamics
• Editore: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Dez 2011
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3034305621
• ISBN 13: 9783034305624
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 225 L x 155 A x 15 P (millimetri) 225 millimetri di larghezza per 155 millimetri di altezza per 15 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 380 grammi

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Riassunto

This book makes an intensive study of James Phelan’s rhetorical theory of narrative. Apart from illustrating six basic principles in doing rhetorical theory of narrative, the author examines six major issues which are central to Phelan’s rhetorical poetics, namely, focalization, character narration, unreliable narration, narrative progression, narrative judgments, and narrative ethics. For each narratological concept, the author minutely conducts a genealogical study to make the review work complete. The book not only compares Phelan’s rhetorical narratology with classical narratology but also with other strands of postclassical narratology. A detailed bibliography makes this book a compendium of narrative theory which is of relevance for scholars and students of all literary disciplines.

Informazioni sull?autore

Biwu Shang is an associate professor of English at Zhejiang Gong Shang University, China. He works primarily in the areas of narrative theory, literary theory, and the art of Ian McEwan. His articles were published or are forthcoming in such international journals as Foreign Literature Studies, Journal of Literary Semantics, Language and Literature, and Semiotica.