Frameworks: Narrative Levels and Embedded Narrative (American University Studies) - Hardcover

Nelles, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0820430390 ISBN 13: 9780820430393

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1997

Synopsis

The structural device of the «story within a story», variously labeled «frame», «Chinese box», «Russian doll», or «embedded» narrative, is so widely found in the literature of all cultures and periods as to approach universality. Despite its durable attraction for writers and audiences throughout history, however, embedded narrative remains a form largely unmapped by literary theory. This study surveys and synthesizes the work done to date on this significant artistic technique and breaks new ground by providing a comprehensive model for the description and analysis of the many types and functions of embedded narrative.

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About the Author

The Author: William Nelles is an assistant professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He received his Ph.D. in English from Northern Illinois University. In addition to publishing numerous articles in scholarly journals and books, he has served since 1991 as Bibliography Editor of the journal of literary theory Style.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0820430390
• ISBN 13: 9780820430393
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208