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Narratology

Introduction to the Theory of Narrative, Fourth Edition
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Narratology by Mieke Bal is a seminal work in narrative theory, offering a comprehensive introduction to analysing both literary and non-literary narratives. It systematically explores how narratives function, how they are constructed, and how readers interpret them, covering key concepts like point of view, characterisation, and the perception of narrative worlds across all languages and periods.
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Providing insights into how readers interpret narrative texts, Narratology: Introduction to the Theory on Narrative, Fourth Edition, is a guide for students and scholars seeking to analyze narratives of any language, period, and region with clear, systematic, and reliable concepts.

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Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal's Narratology has 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 Narratology is a guide for students and scholars seeking to analyse narratives of any language, period, and region with clear, systematic, and reliable concepts.

With the addition of in-depth analysis of literary nuances and methods, award-winning 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 characterisation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781442628342

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 August 2017

Country: Canada

Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 206

About the Author

Mieke Bal is an award-winning cultural theorist and video artist, and has been a professor in literary theory at the University of Amsterdam.

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