Narrative (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

Human beings have constantly told stories, presented events and placed the world into narrative form. This activity suggests a very basic way of looking at the world, yet, this book argues, even the most seemingly simple of stories is embedded in a complex network of relations. Paul Cobley traces these relations, considering the ways in which humans have employed narrative over the centuries to 're-present' time, space and identity. This second, revised and fully updated edition of the successful guidebook to narrative covers a range of narrative forms and their historical development from early oral and literate forms through to contemporary digital media, encompassing Hellenic and Hebraic foundations, the rise of the novel, realist representations, narratives of imperialism, modernism, cinema, postmodernism and new technologies. A final chapter reviews the way that narrative theory in the last decade has re-orientated definitions of narrative. Written in a clear, engaging style and featuring an extensive glossary of terms, this is the essential introduction to the history and theory of narrative.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The New Critical Idiom
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2014
Authors:	Paul Cobley
Dimensions:	198 x 129mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	304
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-83443-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-415-83443-0
Barcode:	9780415834438

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