The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative
The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative by H. Porter Abbott, published by Cambridge University Press on December 3, 2020, is a comprehensive exploration of the concept of narrative. This third edition, spanning 294 pages, delves into how narrative functions and influences various aspects of life beyond traditional literature, including film and theatre. The text is informed by recent developments in the field and features a new chapter, along with an expanded glossary and bibliography.
Readers will find a thorough examination of various narrative forms, including unnatural and retrograde narratives, as well as discussions on reader-resistant narratives and intermedial narrative. This book serves as a valuable resource for students and scholars in literary criticism, film studies, and the social sciences, offering clear explanations of key concepts and suggestions for further reading. Its accessible approach makes it suitable for those engaged in the arts and humanities, providing insights into the role of narrative in shaping human experience.
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What is narrative? How does it work and how does it shape our lives? H. Porter Abbott emphasizes that narrative is found not just in literature, film, and theatre, but everywhere in the ordinary course of people’s lives. This widely used introduction, now revised and expanded in its third edition, is informed throughout by recent developments in the field and includes one new chapter. The glossary and bibliography have been expanded, and new sections explore unnatural narrative, retrograde narrative, reader-resistant narratives, intermedial narrative, narrativity, and multiple interpretation. With its lucid exposition of concepts, and suggestions for further reading, this book is not only an excellent introduction for courses focused on narrative but also an invaluable resource for students and scholars across a wide range of fields, including literature and drama, film and media, society and politics, journalism, autobiography, history, and still others throughout the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
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