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HERMAN, Luc and Bart VERVAECK, Handbook of Narrative
Analysis, University of Nebraska Press, 2005, 232 p.

ISBN: 0-8032-7349-5

The study of narrative has been a continuous concern
from antiquity to the present day because stories are
everywhere—from fiction across media to nation
building and personal identity. Handbook of Narrative
Analysis sorts out both traditional and recent
narrative theories, providing the necessary skills to
interpret any story that comes along.

In addition to discussing classical theorists such as
Gérard Genette, Mieke Bal, and Seymour Chatman,
Handbook of Narrative Analysis presents precursors
(such as E. M. Forster), related theorists (Franz
Stanzel, Dorrit Cohn), and a large variety of
postclassical critics. Among the latter, particular
attention is paid to the ethics of reading, gender
theory, and "possible worlds."

Not content to consider theory as an end in itself,
Luc Herman and Bart Vervaeck use two stories by
contemporary authors as a touchstone to illustrate
each narrative approach, thereby illuminating the
practical implications of theoretical preferences and
ideological leanings. Marginal glosses guide the
reader through discussions of theoretical issues, and
an extensive bibliography points readers to the most
current publications in the field. Written in an
accessible style, this handbook combines a
comprehensive treatment of its subject with a
user-friendly format appropriate for specialists and
nonspecialists alike.

Luc Herman is a professor of American literature and
literary theory at the University of Antwerp in
Belgium. He is a Pynchon specialist and the author of
Concepts of Realism. Bart Vervaeck is a professor of
Dutch literature and literary theory at the Free
University Brussels. He is the author of a study on
postmodern Dutch literature.

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