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NEW ACCENTS General Editor Terence Hawkes 'This is a well-organized and cogently argued book .' Chƣce Newspaper reports, histo books, novels, ms, comic strips, pantomime. dance, gossip and psychoanalytic sessions are only some of the narratives which permeate our lives. One type of narrative comprises the subject of this book-'narrative fiction' whether in the of novel. shon Story or narrative poem. What is a namtive? What is namove fiction? How do it differ from other kinds of narrative? What features turn a discourse into a narrative text? By turning her anention to and other questions Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan provides a synthesis of contemporary approaches to nar rative fict ion, considering in panicular Anglo-Amerin New Criticism, Russian Formalism. Fren Stcturalism, the Td-Aviv Schꝏl of Poetics and the Phenomenolo of ding. In contrast to other studies. Nav( Fiction is organized around the issues involved- for example, events. timc, focalization, characterization, narration. the tt and its reading- ther than e individual theoristS or approaches. By following such a course Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan is able to offer mc persona) views on ;md modifitions to the ri and, while pnng an analysis and a description of e system goveing l fictional namtives, she also su how individual narratives n be studied against the bacround of this general system. To illustrate the many aspects of her study, numerous examples are dwn from tʦ of different periods and national literarures. ShIomith on-Kenan is Prof r of English and Comparative Literature at e Hebrew Universiry, Jeruem. Literature 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE 29 West 35th Street New York 10001 IS�llr�1��ili� 1 9 780415 0429 49 NAR RATI VE FICTION cont�mporary poetICS Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan

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NEW ACCENTS

General Editor Terence Hawkes

Newspaper reports, history books, novels, films, comic strips, pantomime. dance, gossip and psychoanalytic sessions are only some of the narratives which permeate our lives. One type of narrative comprises the subject of this poem. book-'narrative fiction' whether in the form of novel. shon Story or narrative

'This is a well-organized and cogently argued book.' Choice

What is a namtive? What is namove fiction? How does it differ from other turning her anention to these and other questions Shlomith Rimmon-Kenana

kinds of narrative? What features turn a discourse into a narrative text? By synthesis of contemporary approaches to narrative fiction,

provides

considering in panicular Anglo-American New Criticism, Russian Formalism. French Structuralism, the Td-Aviv School of Poetics and the Phenomenology of Reading. In contrast to other studies. Nammv( Fiction is organized around the issues the text and its reading- rather than the individual theoristS or approaches. By following such a course Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan is able to offer somc persona) a description of the system governing all fictional namtives, she also suggestS drawn from texts of different periods and national literarures. ShIomith Rimmon-Kenan is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the Hebrew Universiry, Jerusalem. Literature views on ;md modifications to the theories and, while presenting an analysis and

involved- for example, events. timc, focaliz.ation, characterization, narration.

how individual narratives can be studied against the background of this general

system. To illustrate the many aspects of her study, numerous examples are

NARRATIVE FICTION contmporary poetICSShlomith Rimmon-Kenan

11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE

29 West 35th Street New York NY 10001

1 9 780415 042949

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