Telling Stories
Postmodernism and the Invalidation of Traditional Narrative
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