{"product_id":"narratology-introduction-to-the-theory-of-narrative-fourth-edition-paperback-softback-9781442628342","title":"Narratology; Introduction to the Theory of Narrative, Fourth Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442628342","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarratology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIntroduction to the Theory of Narrative, Fourth Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMieke Bal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442628342\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e206 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.35 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\u003cp\u003e\"The book is an excellent introduction to narratology. It is clearly and concisely written, and it explains the categories of narratology in a straightforward fashion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Lawrence R. Schehr (SubStance) \u003cp\u003e\"The clarity of the exposition and the open, unobtrusive acknowledgment of sources in the text will encourage students to read important related works of theory with the benefit of an already established and solidly constructed frame of reference.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Joan Dargan (Nineteenth-Century French Studies) \u003cp\u003e\"Narratology is a rich, highly instructive and eminently readable text.\" \u003c\/p\u003e - Uri Margolin (Canadian Review of Comparative Literature)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal's \u003ci\u003eNarratology \u003c\/i\u003ehas become an international classic and the comprehensive introduction to the theory of narrative texts, both literary and non-literary. Providing insights into how readers interpret narrative text, the fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eNarratology\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide for students and scholars seeking to analyze narratives of any language, period, and region with clear, systematic, and reliable concepts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the addition of in-depth analysis of literary nuances and methods, award-wining cultural theorist Mieke Bal continues to present narrative concepts with clarity. Bal uses a systematic framework to better explain how narratives function, are formed, and eventually interpreted by the reader, while presenting a comprehensive study of the surface perception of language, the perceived narrative world, point of view, and characterization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653253067032,"sku":"9781442628342","price":19.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narratology-introduction-to-the-theory-of-narrative-fourth-edition-paperback-softback-9781442628342","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}