Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415775124 ISBN 13: 9780415775120

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

The past several decades have seen an explosion of interest in narrative, with this multifaceted object of inquiry becoming a central concern in a wide range of disciplinary fields and research contexts. As accounts of what happened to particular people in particular circumstances and with specific consequences, stories have come to be viewed as a basic human strategy for coming to terms with time, process, and change.
However, the very predominance of narrative as a focus of interest across multiple disciplines makes it imperative for scholars, teachers, and students to have access to a comprehensive reference resource.

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Review:

'Potentially daunting, this complex subject is made a snap by clever arrangements for entries: five different types, from mini-essay to thumbnail definition, all cross-indexed. The helpful navigational aids include coded typeface, a thematically-organized reader's guide, and an excellent comprehensive index. Thorough, accessible, and remarkably free of obfuscating language. Highly recommended.'– Choice

'It is the single volume I would advise my students and other budding narratologists to purchase so as to have it constantly at hand for quick consultation...With its more than 700 tightly packed pages, close to 450 entries by 200 international experts on narrative-theoretical topics, plus an 80-page index, the Encyclopedia is well worth the investment.' - Pekka Tammi, Language and Literature 16:4 (2007)

Synopsis:

The increasing interest in narrative theory as a focus of inquiry across multiple disciplines makes it imperative for scholars, teachers, and students to have access to an in-depth reference that cuts across disciplinary specializations to provide information about the core concepts, categories, distinctions, and technical nomenclatures that have grown up around the study of narrative in all of its guises.The "Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory" answers that need, providing a comprehensive and authoritative resource for students and researchers in the many disciplines drawing on concepts of storytelling and using methods of narrative analysis. In addition to providing ample coverage of structuralist models and of the frameworks developed for the study of literary narratives, this reference also seeks to give a broad overview of paradigms for analyzing stories across a variety of media and genres - from film, television, opera, and digital environments, to gossip, sports broadcasts, comics and graphic novels, obituaries, and many more.The entries cover the history of the field, key terms and concepts, various schools and approaches, important debates, and a wide range of disciplinary contexts related to the field.

Featuring extensive cross-references and suggestions for further reading, this "Encyclopedia" is invaluable for students and researchers in many fields, from literary studies, gender studies, and philosophy, to cognitive and social psychology, media studies, artificial intelligence, and the study of organizations, medicine, jurisprudence, and history. The Key features include: comprehensive and truly interdisciplinary coverage, examining narrative issues across disciplines, media, genres, and cultural contexts. It is written by an international team of over 200 experts in from all over the world. It is extensively cross-referenced and indexed. It has authoritative and up-to-date bibliographies and suggestions for further reading.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415775124
• ISBN 13: 9780415775120
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 752
• Editor: Herman David