Disputable Core Concepts of Narrative Theory

The present volume is a contribution to the theory of narrative by scholars from various disciplines, mainly scholars from Comparative Literature but also contributors from Philosophy, Psychology and the languages.The essays focus on central terms and concepts in narrative theory over the last forty years. Established narratological concepts, such as narrative, narrator, story, fiction, character, narrative (un)reliability and point of view, but also relational concepts motivated by the expansion of narratology, such as narrative and non-verbal media, narrative and personal identity and narrative and literary genre, are themes dealt with.In addition to presenting a critical examination of the core concepts of narrative theory, the volume is a demonstration of the vigour of contemporary Nordic narrative theory. The authors work at universities in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and they all belong to the Nordic Network of Narrative Studies Disputable Core Concepts of Narrative Theory 1st Edition and published by Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for Disputable Core Concepts of Narrative Theory are 9783035103946, 3035103941 and the print ISBNs are 9783034311434, 3034311435.