{"product_id":"narrativity-theory-and-practice-9780198119548","title":"Narrativity: Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Philip J. M. Sturgess\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefining narrativity as the enabling force of narrative, this is the first full-length exploration of the concept in fiction in English. It develops the notion of a \"logic of narrativity\", and by this means tries to contribute a new critical strategy to the field of narrative theory. The book also takes issue with a number of critical approaches that have in recent years acquired near-orthodox status in the matter of textual interpretation. Most prominent among these approaches are deconstruction and a particular form of Marxist criticism. The author's own theoretical claims are substantiated by readings of major twentieth-century novels by Conrad, Joyce, Flann O'Brien, and Arthur Koestler, and the book concludes with an analysis of an earlier narrative, Maria Edgeworth's \u003cem\u003eCastle Rackrent\u003c\/em\u003e, which illustrates the wider premises of the theory and its applications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47615023612055,"sku":"9780198119548","price":17125.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198119548.webp?v=1775097889","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/narrativity-theory-and-practice-9780198119548","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}