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Telling Stories

Postmodernism and the Invalidation of Traditional Narrative

Michael Roemer author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield

Published:13th Jun '95

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Asks important questions about the very nature of stories and examines why we read stories rather than just learning the endings.

. . . coherent and interesting, complex but accessible. * CHOICE *
An extraordinary analysis, of our rock-bottom humanity, our effort to figure out who we are through narrative—a brilliant and knowing story, really, about who we are who tell and attend stories. The author walks comfortably, judiciously through the terrain of history, literature, photography, psychoanalytic psychology, and does so on our behalf through his clear, compelling voice. -- Robert Coles, Harvard University
A fabulously well-informed look . . . of story-telling across the centuries from ancient drama to contemporary TV. . . . Provocative, fascinating and intellectually enriching. -- RWB Lewis, Yale University

ISBN: 9780847680429

Dimensions: 227mm x 158mm x 40mm

Weight: 767g

512 pages