Narrativity

Theory and Practice

By: Philip J. M. Sturgess

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Hardcover | 10 September 1992

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Defining narrativity as the enabling force of narrative, this is the first full-length exploration of the concept in fiction in English. It develops the notion of a "logic of narrativity", and by this means tries to contribute a new critical strategy to the field of narrative theory. The book also takes issue with a number of critical approaches that have in recent years acquired near-orthodox status in the matter of textual interpretation. Most prominent among these approaches are deconstruction and a particular form of Marxist criticism. The author's own theoretical claims are substantiated by readings of major twentieth-century novels by Conrad, Joyce, Flann O'Brien, and Arthur Koestler, and the book concludes with an analysis of an earlier narrative, Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent, which illustrates the wider premises of the theory and its applications.

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'A relentlessly logical, clearly expanded, comprehensive presentation of a hypothesis about how narrative works. The argument is carefully structured, with frequent reiteration of main ideas and periodic summary of points.' R.R. Warhol, University of Vermont, Choice, Apr '93

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The Theory of Narrativity
Introduction	p. 3
Narrativity and its Definitions	p. 5
A Logic of Narrativity	p. 28
Narrativity and Double Logics	p. 68
Narrativity and the Case against Contradiction	p. 93
Narrativity, Structure, and Spatial Form	p. 117
Narrativity and the French Perspective	p. 139
The Practice of Narrativity
Introduction	p. 161
The Logic of Duplicity and Design in Under Western Eyes	p. 166
A Story of Narrativity in Ulysses	p. 189
Narrative Despotism and Metafictional Mastery: The Case of Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Birds	p. 235
A Double Logic and the Nightmare of Reason: Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon	p. 260
Conclusion. A Reading of Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent	p. 287
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 312
Index	p. 317
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