Postmodern Narrative Theory (Transitions (St. Martin's Press).) - Hardcover

Currie, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312213905 ISBN 13: 9780312213909

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Synopsis

The expertise that has evolved in literary studies through the 20th century now finds applications in every corner of culture, wherever thought and representation operate in the mode of storytelling. This book is a summary of the often over-complex theories that have transformed the study of narrative in recent decades. In its theoretical discussions and critical readings, the book plots the connections between fiction, criticism and ideology that represent the contribution of narrative theory to an understanding of postmodern culture. This text is aimed at undergraduate students of English Literature, and those on courses in literary theory/contemporary literature/postmodernism/intellectual history/narrative/popular culture.

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Review

'Mark Currie's Postmodern Narrative Theory is a highly intelligent study, covering all the relevant theoretical issues skilfully and clearly. It will be of value not only to readers who share, or are prepared to share, Currie's general attitudes to the topic, but also to those who are sceptical as to their validity.' - Sir Frank Kermode, Cambridge University

About the Author

MARK CURRIE is Research Professor at the University of East Anglia, Cambridge. In his research to date, he has focused upon the mutual influence of academic theory and fictional writing, including the application of narratological methods to the analysis of critical arguments, and the general question of 'self-consciousness' in fiction, criticism and culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312213905
• ISBN 13: 9780312213909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 169