This book is a standard work for modern narrative theory. It provides a terminological and theoretical system of reference for future research. The author explains and discusses in detail problems of communication structure and entities of a narrative work, point of view, the relationship between narrator's text and character's text, narrativity and eventfulness, and narrative transformations of happenings. The book outlines a theory of narration and analyses central narratological categories such as fiction, mimesis, author, reader, narrator etc. A detailed bibliography and glossary of narratological terms make this book a compendium of narrative theory which is of relevance for scholars and students of all literary disciplines.

About the Author

Wolf Schmid, University of Hamburg, Germany.

Book Information
ISBN 9783110226317
Author Wolf Schmid
Format Paperback
Page Count 270
Imprint De Gruyter
Publisher De Gruyter
Weight(grams) 405g