{"product_id":"the-stories-we-are-an-essay-on-self-creation-second-edition-paperback-softback-9781442626386","title":"The Stories We Are; An Essay on Self-Creation, Second Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442626386","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Stories We Are\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Essay on Self-Creation, Second Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam L. Randall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442626386\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.68 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“[Randall] provides an incredible wealth of information ... A serious study enhanced by a knowledge of several disciplines.” - J.S. Gabin (CHOICE) “A rich and comprehensive investigation into the metaphor of life as story ... \u003cem\u003eThe Stories We Are\u003c\/em\u003e is a well-written and well thought out work. It presents a very complex metaphor in a not simple but coherent and effective manner. It is a fascinating journey through the life as story metaphor.” - Gary Kenyon (Canadian Journal on Aging) “Bill Randall’s artistry and vitality provide an important point of reference, a work of some imagination and artistry, to assist many others on the journey. For this, we owe him a great debt.” - Linden West (International Journal of Lifelong Education) “In this meaty, heavily referenced, and insightful book, William Lowell Randall ... speaks to both literary and psychological establishments about the importance of stories to our definition of ourselves.” - Cynthia Whissell (Canadian Book Review Annual)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom time to time we all tend to wonder what sort of “story” our life might comprise: what it means, where it is going, and whether it hangs together as a whole. In \u003cem\u003eThe Stories We Are\u003c\/em\u003e, William Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing categories like plot, character, point of view, and style, Randall plays with the possibility that we each make sense of the events of our lives to the extent that we weave them into our own unfolding novel, as simultaneously its author, narrator, main character, and reader. In the process, he offers us a unique perspective on features of our day-to-day world such as secrecy, self-deception, gossip, prejudice, intimacy, maturity, and the proverbial “art of living.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1995, this second edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Stories We Are\u003c\/em\u003e includes a new preface and afterword by the author that offer insight into his argument and evolution as a scholar, as well as an illuminating foreword by Ruthellen Josselson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. The Aesthetics Of Living\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Creativity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Creation of the Self\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Means of Self-Creation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Story of My Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Art of Living\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Life And Literature\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Allure of Story\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Links between Story and Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Element of Plot\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Element of Character\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Element of Point of View\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stories of Our Lives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. The Poetics Of Learning\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Autobiographical Imperative\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Re-storying of Our Souls\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Novel-ty of Our Lives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stories We Leave Untold\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Range of Storying Styles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Art of Living Reconsidered\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523419140376,"sku":"9781442626386","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-stories-we-are-an-essay-on-self-creation-second-edition-paperback-softback-9781442626386","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}