Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method

Gerard Genette

ISBN 10: 0801492599 / ISBN 13: 9780801492594

Edité par Cornell University Press, 1983

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Some underlining in text but not that much. Covers look nice with little wear. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method
• Éditeur: Cornell University Press
• Date de parution: 1983
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0801492599
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780801492594
• Reliure: Trade Paperback
• État de l'article: Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • English & Writing

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Synopsis

Excellent copy, clean tight and unmarked. Synopsis: Gerard Genette builds a systematic theory of narrative upon an anlaysis of the writings of Marcel Proust, particularly 'Remembrance of Things Past.' Adopting what is essentially a structuralist approach, the author identifies and names the basic constituents and techniques of narrative and illustrates them by referring to literary works in many languages. From the Back Cover: Gerard Genette, a critic of international stature, here builds a systematic theory of narrative upon an analysis of the writings of Marcel Proust, particularly Remembrance of Things Past. Adopting what is essentially a structuralist approach, the author identifies and names the basic constituents and techniques of narrative and illustrates them by referring to literary works in many languages.

À propos de l?auteur

Gérard Genette is the author of many books, including four published in translation by Cornell. Sylvie Courtine-Denamy is a French philosopher and author of Hannah Arendt. G. M. Goshgarian is the translator of several books from Cornell, including The Jew and the Other and Three Women in Dark Times: Edith Stein, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil.