Narratives and narrators : a philosophy of stories

Narratives and narrators : a philosophy of stories / Gregory Currie.

Narratives are artefacts of a special kind: they are intentionally crafted devices which fulfil their story-telling function by manifesting the intentions of their makers. But narrative itself is too inclusive a category for much more to be said about it than this; we should focus attention instead...

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Main Author: Currie, Gregory
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module.
Subjects:
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Literature > Philosophy.
REFERENCE.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Vocabulary.
Discourse analysis, Narrative
Literature > Philosophy
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Representation; 2. The Content of Narrative; 3. Two Ways of Looking at a Narrative; 4. Authors and Narrators; 5. Expression and Imitation; 6. Resistance; 7. Character-focused Narration; 8. Irony: A Pretended Point of View; 9. Dis-interpretation; 10. Narrative and Character; 11. Character Scepticism; 12. In Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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