{"product_id":"basic-elements-of-narrative-paperback-softback-9781405141543","title":"Basic Elements of Narrative (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405141543","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBasic Elements of Narrative\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Herman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405141543, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book has some very valuable pieces of narrative wisdom that would be useful to scholars in narrative theory, literary analysis and sociolinguistics...It is, however, a complete and solid companion for those con­cerned with the important task of further developing the field of narrative inquiry.\" (\u003ci\u003eDiscourse Studies,\u003c\/i\u003e December 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \"In \u003ci\u003eBasic Elements of Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e the eminent narratologist David Herman offers new ideas about what narrative is . . .The interdisciplinary nature of this chicken-and-egg question-whether narratives represent what it's like to live in our world or we learn from narratives what it's like to live in our world-serves as an excellent indication of the breadth of the audience for which Herman's book will be thought-provoking.\" (\u003ci\u003ePapers on Language and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBasic Elements of Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e outlines a way of thinking about what narrative is and how to identify its basic elements across various media, introducing key concepts developed by previous theorists and contributing original ideas to the growing body of scholarship on stories.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an overview of recent developments in narrative scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an accessible introduction to key concepts in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eViews narrative as a cognitive structure, type of text, and resource for interpersonal communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses examples from literature, face to face interaction, graphic novels, and film to explore the core features of narrative\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a glossary of key terms, full bibliography, and comprehensive index\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppropriate for multiple audiences, including students, non-specialists, and experts in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Elements.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scope and Aims of This Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorytelling Media and Modes of Narration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Getting Started: A Thumbnail Sketch of the Approach Developed in This Book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Working Definition of Narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfiles of Narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative: Basic Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Background and Context: Framing the Approach.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Narrative and Narrative Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Trends in Recent Scholarship on Narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Back to the Elements: Narrative Occasions\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSituating Stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociolinguistic Approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositioning Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Narrative Communication Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Temporality, Particularity, and Narrative: An Excursion into the Theory of Text Types.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Contexts of Narration to Narrative as a Type of Text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText Types and Categorization Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative as a Text-Type Category: Descriptions vs. Stories vs. Explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSumming up: Text Types, Communicative Competence, and the Role of Stories in Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Third Element: Or, How to Build a Storyworld\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarratives as Blueprints for Worldmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative Ways of Worldmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative Worlds: A Survey of Approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfiguring Narrative Worlds: The WHAT, WHERE, and WHEN Dimensions of Storyworlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorlds Disrupted: Narrativity and Noncanonical Events.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Nexus of Narrative and Mind\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Consciousness Factor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsciousness Across Narrative Genres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiencing Minds: What It's Like, Qualia, Raw Feels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStoried Minds: Narrative Foundations of Consciousness?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReproduction of Ernest Hemingway's \"Hills Like White Elephants\" (1927).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscript of a Story Told during Face-to-Face Interaction: UFO or the Devil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages from Daniel's Clowes's Graphic Novel Ghost World (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScreenshots from Terry Zwigoff's Film Version of Ghost World (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: reference \u0026amp; general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: reference \u0026amp; general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20reference%20\u0026amp;%20general%20%5BCB%5D%22\"\u003eCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453574443288,"sku":"9781405141543","price":27.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405141543.jpg?v=1785286962","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/basic-elements-of-narrative-paperback-softback-9781405141543","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}