Postmodern narrative theory / Mark Currie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Currie, Mark, 1962-

Series:

Transitions (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Transitions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narration (Rhetoric).

Postmodernism (Literature).

Physical Description:

xii, 198 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

How have developments in literary and cultural theory transformed our understanding of narrative? What has happened to narrative in the wake of poststructuralism? What is the role and function of narrative in the contemporary world? In this revised, updated and expanded new edition of an established text, Mark Currie explores these central questions and guides students through the complex theories that have shaped the study of narrative in recent decades. Postmodern Narrative Theory, Second Edition: Establishes direct links between the workings of fictional narratives and those of the non-fictional world Charts the transition in narrative theory from its formalist beginnings, through deconstruction, towards its current concerns with the social, cultural and cognitive uses of narrative Explores the relationship between postmodern narrative and postmodern theory more closely Presents detailed illustrative readings of known literary texts such as Stevensons Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Conrads Heart of Darkness, and now features a new chapter on Coetzees Elizabeth Costello and Slow Man. Approachable and stimulating, this is an essential introduction for anyone studying postmodernism, the theory of narrative or contemporary fiction-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The manufacture of identities

Terminologisation

Theoretical fiction

Narrative, politics and history

Culture and schizophrenia

True lies: unreliable identities in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The dark clouds of enlightenment: socio-narratology and Heart of Darkness

Postmodern narrative theory reading postmodern narrative: Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello and Slow Man

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230249363

0230249361

9780230249356

0230249353

OCLC:

650213876

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