Narrative Theory : Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies

ISBN-13: 9780415316576 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004

Mieke Bal

Opis

Following the more recent development of cultural studies, narratology is currently enjoying a kind of comeback due to its long history of engaging non-literary objects. In the 1990s and up to the present, the increasing attention to visual culture has opened up a dialogue between narratology and visual art, which has been made indispensable by the flourishing development of film studies courses. Narrative theory therefore has relevance for a wide number of academic disciplines, including: anthropology; communication; cultural and media studies; history; organization studies; philosophy; post-colonial studies; religious studies and women's/gender studies.

This set of volumes reprints essential papers on the history, breadth, and applicability of narrative theory. The collection includes articles from the leading names of narrative theory, such as Roland Barthes, Mikhail Bakhtin, Tzvetan Todorov and Jean-Françoise Lyotard, as well as lesser-known, though equally important, contributions.

Spis treści

Volume I: Close reading or micro-stylistic analysis
The first volume provides a range of theoretical 'models' for the analysis of narrative style, and examines how these bear on important - though not necessarily canonical - literary texts.
Volume II: Structural analysis of larger artefacts
Since structuralist narratology, as distinct from style analyses, remains highly abstract, this volume consists of sample analyses of a variety of cultural artefacts, with an emphasis on plot and structure, as well as the key theoretical articles.
Volume III: Politically and socially oriented critiques of culture
Volume three demonstrates the ongoing and increasing relevance of narratological tools and concepts for a politically aware analysis.
Volume IV: Interdisciplinary methods
The last volume includes texts that explicitly broach the question of how narrative theory can be brought to bear on objects not traditionally considered primarily narrative.