Narrative Discourse

By Gérard Genette

Book Overview

Gerard Genette, a critic of international stature, here builds a systematic theory of narrative upon an analysis of the writings of Marcel Proust, particularly Remembrance of Things Past. Adopting what is essentially a structuralist approach, the author identifies and names the basic constituents and techniques of narrative and illustrates them by referring to literary works in many languages.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801410991
• ISBN13: 9780801410994
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher