{"product_id":"somebody-telling-somebody-else-a-rhetorical-poetics-of-narrative-9780814254318","title":"Somebody Telling Somebody Else: A Rhetorical Poetics of Narrative","description":"In \u003ci\u003eSomebody Telling Somebody Else\u003c\/i\u003e, James Phelan proposes a paradigm shift for narrative theory, a turn from viewing narrative as a structure to viewing it as a rhetorical action in which a teller selectively deploys the resources of storytelling in order to accomplish particular purposes in relation to particular audiences. Phelan explores the consequences of this shift for an understanding of various elements of narrative, including reliable and unreliable narration, character-character dialogue, and occasions of narration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In doing so, he offers new readings of a wide range of narratives from Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e to Joan Didion's \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, from Joseph Conrad's \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e to George V. Higgins's \u003ci\u003eThe Friends of Eddie Coyle, \u003c\/i\u003efrom Franz Kafka's \"Das Urteil\" to Toni Morrison's \"Recitatif,\" from David Small's \u003ci\u003eStitches\u003c\/i\u003e to Jhumpa Lahiri's \"Third and Final Continent,\" from John O'Hara's \"Appearances\" to Ian McEwan's \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love.\u003c\/i\u003e Phelan contends that the standard view of narrative as a synthesis of story and discourse is inadequate to handle the complexities of narrative communication, and he demonstrates the greater explanatory power of his rhetorical view. Furthermore, Phelan gives new prominence to the presence and activity of the \"somebody else,\" as he shows that an audience's unfolding responses to a narrative often influence its very construction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Phelan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Theory Interpretation Narrativ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814254318","brand":"Ohio State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45089887748233,"sku":"9780814254318","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_abf20473-2162-4de2-88b7-e2008bf7a7b5.jpg?v=1766477416","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/somebody-telling-somebody-else-a-rhetorical-poetics-of-narrative-9780814254318","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}