Handbook of Narratology (Narratologia: Contributions to Narrative Theory/Beitrage Zure Erzahltheorie)

Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2009 — 468 p. — ISBN-10: 311018947X; ISBN-13: 978-3110189476. This handbook in English provides a systematic overview of the present state of international research in narratology. Detailed individual studies by internationally renowned narratologists elucidate 34 central terms. The articles present original research contributions and are all structured in a similar manner. Each contains a concise definition and a detailed explanation of the term in question. In a main section they present a critical account of the major research positions and their historical development and indicate directions for future research; they conclude with selected bibliographical references. Contents . Author. Character. Cognitive Narratology. Coherence. Conversational Narration/Oral Narration. Dialogism. Event and Eventfulness. Fictional vs. Factual Narration. Focalization. Heteroglossia. Identity and Narration. Illusion (Aesthetic). Implied Author. Mediacy and Narrative Mediation. Metalepsis. Metanarration and Metafiction. Narration in Film. Narration in Poetry and Drama. Narration in Various Disciplines. Narration in Various Media. Narrative Constitution. Narrative Levels. Narrativity. Narratology. Narrator. Performativity. Perspective/Point of View. Reader. Schemata. Space. Speech Representation. Tellability. Index: Terms and Concepts. Index: Names. This handbook provides a systematic overview of the present state of international research in narratology and is now available in a second, completely revised and expanded edition. Detailed individual studies by internationally renowned narratologists elucidate central terms of narratology, present a critical account of the major research positions and their historical development and indicate directions for future research.