The Narrator

Author : Sylvie Patron
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496236968

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The Narrator by Sylvie Patron Pdf

The narrator (the answer to the question "who speaks in the text?") is a commonly used notion in teaching literature and in literary criticism, even though it is the object of an ongoing debate in narrative theory. Do all fictional narratives have a narrator, or only some of them? Can narratives thus be "narratorless"? This question divides communicational theories (based on the communication between real or fictional narrator and narratee) and noncommunicational or poetic theories (which aim to rehabilitate the function of the author as the creator of the fictional narrative). Clarifying the notion of the narrator requires a historical and epistemological approach focused on the opposition between communicational theories of narrative in general and noncommunicational or poetic theories of the fictional narrative in particular. The Narrator offers an original and critical synthesis of the problem of the narrator in the work of narratologists and other theoreticians of narrative communication from the French, Czech, German, and American traditions and in representations of the noncommunicational theories of fictional narrative. Sylvie Patron provides linguistic and pragmatic tools for interrogating the concept of the narrator based on the idea that fictional narrative has the power to signal, by specific linguistic marks, that the reader must construct a narrator; when these marks are missing, the reader is able to perceive other forms and other narrative effects, specially sought after by certain authors.

Author : Elspeth Jajdelska
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802093646

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Silent Reading and the Birth of the Narrator by Elspeth Jajdelska Pdf

Uses historical, linguistic, and literary evidence to discuss the reorientation of the text and reader towards one another. This work investigates changes in punctuation, sentence structure, and letter and diary writing in the period to illuminate the emergence of a different prose style and the birth of the narrator

Author : Camille Geisz
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004355347

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A Study of the Narrator in Nonnus of Panopolis' Dionysiaca by Camille Geisz Pdf

This Study of the Narrator in Nonnus of Panopolis' Dionysiaca by Camille Geisz investigates manifestations of the narratorial voice in Nonnus' account of the life and deeds of Dionysus (4th/5th century C.E.).

Author : Chuck Palahniuk
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506711805

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Fight Club 3 (Graphic Novel) by Chuck Palahniuk Pdf

A new movement has replaced Project Mayhem, and even Tyler Durden doesn't know how to play by these rules. Marla Singer is about to deliver her second child, but the daddy isn't her husband--it's Tyler, who's very invested in his heir, and the world he'll inherit, as Die Off Industries plots to fine-tune mankind. Bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk is back with his greatest creation, the sequel to the book that spent six months on the 2016 New York Times bestseller list. Teaming once again with award-winning artists Cameron Stewart and David Mack, Palahniuk leads a full frontal assault of the culture, from online dating to weaponized STDs, as a strange picture frame opens a road to paradise. 2019's bestselling twelve-issue series is collected in one massive digital book. Get in touch with your ugly side. Collects Fight Club 3 issues #1-#12. "Whether you've been a fan since the '90s or were hooked by the jump to comics, you'll want to see what comes next in this highly unpredictable saga."- PASTE MAGAZINE "Fight Club 3 is everything that a sequel to a sequel should be. It elevates the dark themes of the novel and the first graphic novel to the next illogical, insanely violent step." - COMICON.COM "Palahniuk's work takes some of our greatest shortcomings--insufficient or inadequate parenting, toxic isolation-- then magnifies and underlines them in fractured skulls and drunken vomit." - PLAYBOY "Scabby and surreal." - DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD "The first rule of the comic book incarnation of Fight Club is that it'll look good." - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER "Ambitious." - ADVENTURES IN POOR TASTE "Trippy." - EVERYTHING ACTION "The talent and care that went into this issue is palpable, from David Mack's cover to Nate Piekos' lettering... This book does not allow you to get comfortable." - COMICWATCH "Stewart continues to do the Fight Club saga justice with his artwork...flies and all." - ROGUES PORTAL "Bold...Palahniuk doesn't give us what we want here but rather what we need. Namely a story that makes the reader think not just about what's going on but also about their own expectations of the archetypes portrayed in the story; the flies buzzing on the page hinting at a character's intent; the name drop of "snowflake" for a caller I.D.; a subtle tattoo on the neck. All raising enough questions to leave us staring at every panel with the steely focus of a seasoned detective combing a crime scene for clues." - BIG COMIC PAGE

Author : Michael Cisco
Publisher : Lazy Fascist Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1621051854

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The Narrator by Michael Cisco Pdf

"Michael Cisco is of a different kind and league from almost anyone writing today, and The Narrator is Cisco at his startling best." -CHINA MIEVILLE, author of Perdido Street Station "An extraordinary story of war and the supernatural that combines the creepiness of Alien with the clear-eyed gaze of Full Metal Jacket. Like The Other Side if it included soldiers who could glide over the water, a mysterious tower right out of early David Lynch, and infused with Kafka's sense of the bizarre. Destined to be a classic." -JEFF VANDERMEER, author of the Southern Reach trilogy "The Narrator is not a subversive fantasy novel. It eliminates all other fantasy novels and starts the genre anew. You must begin your journey here." -NICK MAMATAS, author of Move Under Ground and Love is the Law

Author : David Bordwell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136099168

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Narration in the Fiction Film by David Bordwell Pdf

In this study, David Bordwell offers a comprehensive account of how movies use fundamental principles of narrative representation, unique features of the film medium, and diverse story-telling patterns to construct their fictional narratives.

Author : R.A. Salvatore
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786952649

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The Orc King by R.A. Salvatore Pdf

The war against the orcs is far from over in this opening installment of a bold new trilogy in the Legend of Drizzt series The end of winter is near, and it seems the uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the newly established Kingdom of Many-Arrows will not last long. The orc tribes united under Obould are splintering, with some seeking to establish an alliance with a clan of half ogres-half orcs. Drizzt, too, feels himself torn apart, unsure which of the Companions needs him most: As Catti-brie recovers from a serious injury, Wulfgar mourns the death of his wife. Together, the broken pair leaves Mithral Hall for Silverymoon, hoping to find a trail that leads to Wulfgar’s lost adopted daughter. Meanwhile, Bruenor begins his own desperate search. Determined to end the war that nearly cost him his life and everything he has built, he will stop at nothing until he finds the ancient dwarven city of Gauntlgrym. But to truly end the war, drastic changes must be made. Powerful individuals on both sides may have to alter the way they see each other—and perhaps even talk to one another—for it will take more than swords and axes to bring a lasting peace to the Spine of the World. The Orc King is the first book in the Transitions series and the twentieth installment in the Legend of Drizzt series.

Author : Sylvie Patron
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110334869

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Toward a Poetic Theory of Narration by Sylvie Patron Pdf

The volume consists of six essays by S.-Y. Kuroda on narrative theory, with a substantial introduction, notes, a bibliography and an index of proper names. This is the English version of a French critical edition published by Editions Armand Colin in their "Recherches" series in October 2012, translated from English by Cassian Braconnier, Tiên Fauconnier and Sylvie Patron, edition with an introduction and notes by Sylvie Patron.

Author : L. Sternlieb
Publisher : Springer
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230513785

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The Female Narrator in the British Novel by L. Sternlieb Pdf

The Female Narrator in the British Novel studies first-person narratives and demonstrates that how a woman tells her story is crucial to our understanding of its content, for a novel's mode of narration frequently undermines its ostensible plot. Analyzing relationships between the sexes in terms of battles for narrative authority, Sternlieb argues for a rethinking of the history of the marriage plot.

Author : Michael Foster
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3039111213

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Chaucer's Narrators and the Rhetoric of Self-representation by Michael Foster Pdf

Methods of representing individual voices were a primary concern for Geoffrey Chaucer. While many studies have focused on how he expresses the voices of his characters, especially in The Canterbury Tales, a sustained analysis of how he represents his own voice is still wanting. This book explores how Chaucer's first-person narrators are devices of self-representation that serve to influence representations of the poet. Drawing from recent developments in narratology, the history of reading, and theories of orality, this book considers how Chaucer adapts various rhetorical strategies throughout his poetry and prose to define himself and his audience in relation to past literary traditions and contemporary culture. The result is an understanding of how Chaucer anticipates, addresses, and influences his audience's perceptions of himself that broadens our appreciation of Chaucer as a master rhetorician.

Author : Colin Riordan
Publisher : MHRA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 0947623256

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The Ethics of Narration by Colin Riordan Pdf

Author : Barbara Wall,Yvel Crevecoeur
Publisher : Springer
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781349211098

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Narrator's Voice by Barbara Wall,Yvel Crevecoeur Pdf

Author : Makarand R. Paranjape
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015034518111

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The Narrator by Makarand R. Paranjape Pdf

Author : Linda B. Parshall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521169208

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The Art of Narration in Wolfram's Parzival and Albrecht's Jüngerer Titurel by Linda B. Parshall Pdf

This text studies the narrative techniques of Wolfram and Albrecht.

Author : Chuck Palahniuk
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781616559458

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Fight Club 2 (Graphic Novel) by Chuck Palahniuk Pdf

Fight Club 2 is available exclusively as a Graphic Novel! Some imaginary friends never go away . . . Ten years after starting Project Mayhem, he lives a mundane life. A kid, a wife. Pills to keep his destiny at bay. But it won't last long, the wife has seen to that. He's back where he started, but this go-round he's got more at stake than his own life.The time has arrived . . .Rize or Die. New York Times bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk and acclaimed artist Cameron Stewart have collaborated for one of the most highly anticipated comic book and literary events-the return of Tyler Durden. The first rule of Fight Club 2 might be not to talk about it, but Fight Club 2 is generating international headlines and will introduce a new generation of readers to Project Mayhem. Praise for the comics that comprise Fight Club 2: “At turns deeply poignant and very funny, Palahniuk’s freakish fables capture a twisted zeitgeist and add an oddly inspirational and subversive voice to the contemporary canon…. In the post-9/11 present, a hyperactive, Internet-obsessed, war- and recession-weary America apparently needs Tyler again.”—THE ATLANTIC “The book is fantastic, my highest recommendation.... Excellent work by Cameron Stewart and David Mack, and by our awesome friends at Dark Horse Comics.”—Brian Michael Bendis “If Tyler Durden needed a resurgence, there’s no time like the present for his return… Fight Club 2 is a comic that taps back into everything great about the source material, and one that makes Tyler Durden’s warm nihilistic embrace a welcome draw back into a familiar world of cynicism, violence, and anarchy....“Tyler Lives,” and I couldn’t be happier by the prospect of more bedlam.”—NEWSARAMA “Palahniuk is delivering a worthy sequel to his most beloved story.”—THE NERDIST “Entertaining.”—COMIC BOOK RESOURCES “Excellent.”—THE BEAT “An amazing piece of work. You do not want to miss out on this.”—COMICVINE “Perfect.”—FORCES OF GEEK “We have a worthy sequel on our hands…. A must read.”—COMICOSITY “Cameron Stewart truly outdoes himself on every level in this book.”—BLOODY DISGUSTING “Clever and beautiful.”—COMICS ALLIANCE