Teaching narrative theory / edited by David Herman, Brian McHale, and James Phelan.
| Other author | Herman, David, 1962- |
| Other author | McHale, Brian. |
| Other author | Phelan, James, 1951- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2010. |
| Description | vi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Modern Language Association of America options for teaching Options for teaching. ^A638248 |
| Contents | Introduction / David Herman, Brian McHale, and James Phelan -- Part I: Situations. The undergraduate literature classroom / Suzanne Keen -- The undergraduate theory course / Robert F. Barsky -- The graduate classroom / Susan Mooney -- Across the curriculum: rhetoric and composition / Beth Boehm and Debra Journet -- Across the curriculum: creative writing / Brian Evenson -- Across the curriculum: folklore and ethnography / Amy Shuman -- Across the curriculum: history/historiography / Hans Kellner -- Across the curriculum: image-text studies / Emma Kafalenos -- Part II: Elements. Story, plot, and narrative progression / Brian Richardson -- Time, space, and narrative worlds / David Herman -- Voice; or, authors, narrators, and audiences / James Phelan -- Perspective / Jesse Matz -- Character and characterization / David Gorman -- Part III: Genres and media. Popular genres / Brian McHale -- Film / James Morrison -- Visual culture / Marianne Hirsch -- Digital media / Scott Rettberg and Jill Walker Rettberg -- Part IV: Interfaces. Gender / Robyn Warhol -- Ethnicity / Frederick Luis Aldama -- Ethics / Adam Zachary Newton -- Ideology and critique / Amy J. Elias -- Glossary. |
| Abstract | The last two decades have seen a burst of renewed interest in narrative theory across many academic disciplines as scholars analyze the power of storytelling in print and other media. Teaching Narrative Theory provides a comprehensive resource for instructors who aim to help students identify and understand the distinctive features of narrativity in a text or discourse and make use of the terms and concepts of the field. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010027697 |
| ISBN | 9781603290807 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 160329080X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781603290814 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1603290818 (pbk. : alk. paper) |