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adambwriter's review
3.0
Accessible overview of narratology - not comprehensive, but a great resource for those interested in narrative analysis but who might not be narratology scholars specifically. The history and arguments were easy to follow, the examples used were appropriate, and the fact that two short stories (included in the text) were repeatedly referred to when approaching narrative study from various angles was very helpful in keeping up with the authors' trajectories.
Overall, a great text for literature students who want an introduction or overview to narrative analysis without needing mounds of history and specifics, as might be found in Schmid's Narratology.
Overall, a great text for literature students who want an introduction or overview to narrative analysis without needing mounds of history and specifics, as might be found in Schmid's Narratology.
vertellerpaul's review
4.0
Nice read, quite difficult at times. Information density is very high. It seems as if the authors can't quite grasp some of the concepts. The chapter on feminist narratology was quite nonsensical and the paragraph on cybernarratology was beyond the authors.
On the whole a nice overview of narratology, a good primer. It shows both the value and the shortcomings of structuralist and postclassical narratology, seems to favor the latter and is eclectic in the concepts it examines.
On the whole a nice overview of narratology, a good primer. It shows both the value and the shortcomings of structuralist and postclassical narratology, seems to favor the latter and is eclectic in the concepts it examines.
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