On narrative / edited by W.J.T. Mitchell.
| Other author | Mitchell, W. J. T. (William John Thomas), 1942- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1981. |
| Description | x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The value of narrativity in the representation of reality / Hayden White -- Narration in the psychoanalytic dialogue / Roy Schafer -- The law of genre / Jacques Derrida -- Secrets and narrative sequence / Frank Kermode -- Twisted tales / Nelson Goodman -- What novels can do that films can't (and vice versa) / Seymour Chatman -- Social dramas and stories about them / Victor Turner -- Narrative time / Paul Ricoeur -- It was a dark and stormy night / Ursula K. LeGuin -- Afterthoughts on narrative -- On the how, what, and why of narrative / Paul Hernadi -- Language, narrative, and anti-narrative / Robert Scholes -- Narrative versions, narrative theories / Barbara Herrnstein Smith -- Critical response -- Everyman his or her own annalist / Louis O. Mink -- "The otherwise unnoteworthy year 711": A reply to Hayden White / Marilyn Robinson Waldman -- The narrativization of real events / Hayden White -- The telling and the told / Nelson Goodman -- Reply to Barbara Herrnstein Smith / Seymour Chatman. |
| Abstract | Essays examine the way stories are told, understood, and used to represent and make sense of the world. |
| General note | "The articles in this volume originally appeared in Critical inquiry, volume 7, number 1 (Autumn 1980) and volume 7, number 4 (Summer 1981)." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: On narrative. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1981 |
| Other title | Critical inquiry. |
| LCCN | 80053137 |
| ISBN | 0226532178 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780226532172 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | P302 .O6 1981 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |