Experimentation with the speech of characters has been hailed by Gerard Genette as “one of the main paths of emancipation in the modern novel.” Dialogue as a stylistic and narrative device is a key fe
Providing an up-to-date and accessible overview of the essentials of narrative theory, Narrative: The Basics guides the reader through the major approaches to the study of narrative, from its earliest
Providing an up-to-date and accessible overview of the essentials of narrative theory,Narrative: The Basics guides the reader through the major approaches to the study of narrative, using contemporary
Just as the explosive growth of digital media has led to ever-expanding narrative possibilities and practices, so these new electronic modes of storytelling have, in their own turn, demanded a rapid a
From reality television to celebrity gossip magazines, today's technologies have enabled a vast number of personal narratives that document our existence and that of others. Multiple academic discipli
The history of tattooing is shrouded in controversy. Citing the Polynesian derivation of the word “tattoo,” many scholars and tattoo enthusiasts have believed that the modern practice of
The popularity of tattoos today is a revival of a practice begun in the late eighteenth century, when Westerners first made contact with the native peoples of the Pacific. The term “tattoo” entered Eu
