Intro -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 What Is Narrative? -- 1.2 Genres -- 1.3 Prose Fiction -- 1.4 Story and Discourse -- 1.5 Beyond Literature -- Summary -- References -- 2. Plot -- 2.1 The Thread of Narrative -- 2.2 Emplotment -- 2.3 Beginnings, Middles, and Ends -- 2.4 Conflict and Resolution -- 2.5 Suspense and Surprise -- Summary -- References -- 3. Setting -- 3.1 The World of Narrative -- 3.2 Topography and Atmosphere -- 3.3 Kinds of Setting -- 3.4 Description -- 3.5 Verisimilitude -- Summary -- References -- 4. Characterisation -- 4.1 The Actants of Narrative -- 4.2 Individuation -- 4.3 Kinds of Character -- 4.4 Representing Characters -- 4.5 Dialogue -- Summary -- References -- 5. Narration -- 5.1 The Expression of Narrative -- 5.2 Narrators and Narratees -- 5.3 Focalisation -- 5.4 Telling and Showing -- 5.5 Commentary -- Summary -- References -- 6. Language -- 6.1 The Style of Narrative -- 6.2 Foregrounding -- 6.3 Figures of Speech -- 6.4 Symbolism -- 6.5 Translation -- Summary -- References -- 7. Theme -- 7.1 The Meaning of Narrative -- 7.2 Identity -- 7.3 Ideology -- 7.4 Morality -- 7.5 Art and Politics -- Summary -- References -- Bibliography -- Illustrations -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Examples of Short Stories and Novels -- - A - -- - B - -- - C - -- - D - -- - F - -- - G - -- - H - -- - I - -- - J - -- - K - -- - L - -- - M - -- - N - -- - O - -- - P - -- - R - -- - S - -- - T - -- - U - -- - V - -- - W - -- Glossary of Narrative Terms -- - A - -- - B - -- - C - -- - D - -- - E - -- - F - -- - G - -- - H - -- - I - -- - L - -- - M - -- - N - -- - O - -- - P - -- - R - -- - S - -- - T - -- - U - -- - V -.

This concise and highly accessible textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling. It is intended as a high-school and college-level introduction to the central concepts of narrative theory - concepts that will aid students in developing their competence not only in analysing and interpreting short stories and novels, but also in writing them.

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