This is an examination of developments in contemporary narrative, placing them in the context of wider social, cultural and technological trends, using a case-study approach. "Contemporary Narrative" introduces key issues and trends in contemporary narrative studies. Taking a case study approach, it traces key narrative developments in the context of a range of theoretical approaches, including multimodality, multilingualism and transliteracy. It offers students of contemporary narrative an overview of the way in which twenty-first century narratives are constructed and the extent to which their construction depends on a range of social, cultural, linguistic and technological factors as well as on individual creativity and expressivity. The book brings together insights from narratology, semiotics, linguistics and translation studies and applies them to the issues raised by contemporary literary and cultural texts, particularly in relation to processes of adaptation, translation and transformation across modes and media. Highlighting the key features of contemporary narrative from a critical and analytic perspective, it also explores the close relationships between reading and writing and the critical and creative dimensions of text to reveal the creativity at work in a range of innovative contemporary narratives.

An examination of developments in contemporary narrative, placing them in the context of wider social, cultural and technological trends, using a case-study approach.

About the Author
Fiona Doloughan is Lecturer in English in the Department of English at the University of Surrey, UK.

Reviews
'Covering a range of storytelling practices--including novels, photographs, graphic narratives, cinema, and digital narratives--this illuminating study combines insights from narratology, translation studies, comparative literature, linguistics, and social semiotics to establish an interdisciplinary framework for research on contemporary narrative. The book, which features a helpful glossary, suggestions for further reading, and an extensive bibliography, provides a lucid, well-organized account of key problem areas in the field, including the interplay between the verbal and the visual in multimodal narration, the translation of stories across languages, media, and cultures, and the nature of narrative literacy (or literacies). With its broad scope, analytic rigor, and compelling use of specific case studies, Contemporary Narrative constitutes an invaluable contribution to the field.' -- Professor David Herman, Department of English, Ohio State University, USA



Book Information
ISBN 9781441128003
Author Dr Fiona J. Doloughan
Format Paperback
Page Count 168
Imprint Continuum Publishing Corporation
Publisher Continuum Publishing Corporation
Weight(grams) 290g