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The Nature of Narrative: Revised and Expanded 40th anniversary Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-0195151756
ISBN-10: 0195151755
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  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press; 40th anniversary edition (September 25, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195151755
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195151756
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 1.3 x 5.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #608,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsHighly comprehensible. Beautifully written.
By Karen L. Dockal on April 29, 2014
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I am enjoying this book tremendously. I haven't finished it yet but doubt that some perception of a conclusion as the other reviewer has described will wipe out all that I'm getting from the book as a whole. One of the most digestible books on narrative I've yet read and I've read quite a few now. Most leave me wondering if somewhere along the line my understanding of the English language began seeping out of my brain without my knowledge. There is a lot of narrative history and theory here, as well, as the authorial opinion and the opinions aren't nearly as intrusive as the other reviewer would have it. I only gave it four stars because I haven't finished reading it and it will be a while before I can do so. (Thesis. Ugh!)
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2.0 out of 5 starsConfusing at times
By Sarah Lampkin on November 3, 2014
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This is a textbook for my graduate school class right now. We have to read chapters every week and it sucks. The writers leave me confused and wondering what the writer's were thinking. Some parts were fascinating to read and helpful. I will give it that much, but sometimes it's as if they expect us to be extremely knowledgeable in anything writing related. Some of us just want to learn!
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By Penna Brynn on October 15, 2015
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If you are into deeper learning about the craft of writing this is a MUST READ!
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3.0 out of 5 starsLet Me Save You Some Time
By B. M. White on May 28, 2004
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In the closing passage of this book, after reading some 200+ pages about narrative art as it progressed from the oral to the written form (a journey with some admittedly fascinating stops along the way), the author announces that the written form, i.e. books, is dying out and that the medium of film is its new successor. Yep, it's another one of those, "Thank you for investing you time in reading this, now let me spit in your face before I go" books, just like Rank's Art and Artist, but it's not quite as bad as Rank though. Rank announced the death of all art. This guy was just announcing the death of the book. I should have known from the beginning when he kept talking about "putting the novel in its place."
What really annoyed me was the way he kept talking like James Joyce was the cutting edge of modern literature, implying that everyone who doesn't write that kind of crazy garbage is out of touch with the times. He made it sound as if it were impossible or at least pathically naive to just tell a simple story in our complex modern age, because 'good heavens!!' its impossible to bridge the ironic gap between author and narrator and persona, and then there's Henry James over there trying refine the author out of existence, Silly Rabbit, and 'my goodness' how are you going to satisfy the modern mind's insatiable desire for verisimilitude and oh let's not forget the Theory of Relativity casting its cloud over everything. The Theory of Relativity is like a magical rabbit that modern intellectuals pull out of their hats in the most unlikeliest of situations. Anyway, I doubt most contemporary writers think or need to think about these sorts of things. And if they do...well, they just buckle down and do the best they can and get the story told and forget that they ever read books like this.
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