Theorizing Narrativity (Narratologia)

By Jos Angel Garcia Landa John Pier

Theorizing Narrativity is a collective work by an international array of leading specialists in narrative theory. It provides new perspectives on the nature of narrative, genre theory, narrative semiotics and communication theory. Most contributions center on the specificity of literary fiction, but each chapter investigates a different dimension of narrativity with many issues dealt with in innovative ways (including oral storytelling, the law, video games, causality, intertextuality and the theory of reading). There are chapters by Gerald Prince on narrativehood and narrativity, Meir Sternberg on the narrativity of the law-code, Werner Wolf on chance and Peter H hn on eventfulness in fiction, Jukka Tyrkk on kaleidoscope narratives, Marie-Laure Ryan on transfictionality and computer games, Ansgar N nning and Roy Sommer as well as Monika Fludernik on the narrativity of drama, Beatriz Penas on (non)standard narrativities, David Rudrum on narrativity and performativity, Michael Toolan on textual guidance, John Pier on causality and retrospection, and Jos ngel Garc a Landa on retelling and represented narrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110202441
• ISBN13: 9783110202441
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary