Narrative Fiction: Contemporary Poetics

Paperback

Main Details

Title Narrative Fiction: Contemporary Poetics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan
SeriesNew Accents
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780415280228
ClassificationsDewey:808.3
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition 2nd Revised edition
Illustrations Illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 13 June 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

One of the most significant volumes in its field, Narrative Fiction examines key approaches to narrative fiction, including New Criticism, formalism, structuralism and phenomenology, also offering views on and modifications to these theories. This edition is up-dated with a new concluding chapter, referring to recent work in the field.

Author Biography

Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her most recent publications include A Glance Beyond Doubt: Narration, Representation, Subjectivity and Re-Reading Texts: Re-Thinking Critical Presuppositions. Her current projects concerns the concepts or narrative in different desciplines (psychoanalysis, historiography, legal studies and the medical humanities).