Real Mysteries: Narrative and the Unknowable

by H. Porter Abbott

Book Overview

The influential and widely respected narrative theorist, H. Porter Abbott, breaks new ground in Real Mysteries: Narrative and the Unknowable. In it, he revisits the ancient theme of what we cannot know about ourselves and others. But in a sharp departure, he shifts the focus from the representation of this theme to the ways narrative can be manipulated to immerse "the willing reader" in the actual experience of unknowing.As he shows,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814252745
• ISBN13: 9780814252741
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"