Reader's Construction of Narrative

By Horst Ruthrof

Book Overview

In this book, first published in 1981, the author argues that narrative is an interaction between "the presented world and the presentational process" and attempts to define narrative from the perspective of reading. The Reader's Construction of Narrative includes chapters on narrative language, translating narrative and discusses what happens when we read a narrative text. This book will be of particular interest to students of literary theory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138684627
• ISBN13: 9781138684621
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"