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Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative

By Mieke Bal

Book information

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0802096875, 9780802096876
Google Books ID
jPj4Bq0H4JoC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2220067 bytes)
Edition
3
Pages
xx+264\285
Topic
Literature Library
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2015-12-17 12:04:10

Description

Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal's Narratology has become the international classic and comprehensive introduction to the theory of narrative texts. Narratology is a systematic account of narrative techniques, methods, their transmission, and reception, in which Bal distills years of study of the ways in which we understand both literary and non-literary works. In this third edition, Bal updates the book to include more analysis of film narratives while also sharpening and tightening her language to make it the most readable and student-friendly edition to date. Bal also introduces new sections that treat and clarify several modernist texts that pose narratological challenges. With changes prompted by ten years of feedback from scholars and teachers, Narratology remains the most important contribution to the study of the way narratives work, are formed, and are received.

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