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The Story is True

The Art and Meaning of Telling Stories

Bruce Jackson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.

Published:28th May '07

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How true stories, almost true stories, urban legends, myths, and even outright lies captivate us and bind us together

Explores the ways we use the stories that become a central part of our public and private lives. This title examines how stories narrate and bring meaning to our lives, by describing and explaining how stories are made and used. It investigates how words can kill showing how diction can be an administrator of death, as in Nazi extermination camps.How true stories, almost-true stories, urban legends, myths and even outright lies captivate us and bind us together

"[A] thoughtful examination of story and storytelling.... It is a brilliant mobilization of storycraft to illuminate aspects of the storyteller's art and the nature of story itself.... The Story Is True is a delight to read. Bruce Jackson has written an enjoyable and entertaining book that is grounded in solid theory and mature observation. Students of narrative will find much insight in the stories told here by this master storyteller. For those who choose to read deeper, an expanded understanding of humanity's most intimate workings is in store."
—Voices

ISBN: 9781592136063

Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 21mm

Weight: unknown

256 pages