Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method
by Jonathan Culler and Gérard Genette and Jane E. Lewin
Gerard Genette, a critic of international stature, here builds a systematic theory of narrative upon an analysis of the writings of Marcel Proust, particularly Remembrance of Things Past. Adopting what is essentially a structuralist approach, the author identifies and names the basic constituents and techniques of narrative and illustrates them by referring to literary works in many languages.
Release Date:
August 30, 1983