Narrative : the basics / Bronwen Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Bronwen, author.

Series:

Basics (Routledge (Firm))

The basics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narration (Rhetoric).

Physical Description:

160 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Providing an up-to-date and accessible overview of the essentials of narrative theory, Narrative: The Basics guides the reader through the major approaches to the study of narrative, using contemporary exam pies from a wide range of narrative forms to answer key questions, including: What is narrative? What are the 'universals' of narrative? What is the relationship between narrative and ideology? Does the reader have a role in narrative? Has the digital age brought radically new forms of narrative? Each chapter introduces key theoretical terms, providing thinking points and suggestions for further study. With an emphasis on applying theory to example studies, it is an ideal introduction to the current study of narrative. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: what is narrative?

Back to basics: folk tales and fairy tales

Narrative structures

Narrative voice and point of view

Narrative and ideology

The role of the reader

"Gender trouble" feminist approaches to narrative

Narrative and genre

New media narratives

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415832649

0415832640

9780415832656

0415832659

OCLC:

934739267