Reading for the Plot: Design and Intention in Narrative

Peter Brooks

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A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life.

About the Author: Peter Brooks is Tripp Professor of Humanities at Yale University.

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Title: Reading for the Plot: Design and Intention ...
Publisher: Knopf
Publication Date: 1984
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