Wayne C. Booth

The Rhetoric of Fiction

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The first edition of The Rhetoric of Fiction transformed the criticism of fiction and soon became a classic in the field. One of the most widely used texts in fiction courses, it is a standard reference point in advanced discussions of how fictional form works, how authors make novels accessible, and how readers recreate texts, and its concepts and terms--such as the implied author, the postulated reader, and the unreliable narrator--have become part of the standard critical lexicon. For this new edition, Wayne C. Booth has written an extensive Afterword in which he clarifies misunderstandings, corrects what he now views as errors, and sets f… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-226-06558-8
EAN: 9780226065588
Produktnummer: 1697092
Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1983
Seitenangabe: 572 S.
Masse: H20.5 cm x B13.5 cm x D3.8 cm 603 g
Auflage: Revised ed
Gewicht: 603

Über den Autor

Wayne C. Booth (1921-2005) was the George Pullman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. His many books include The Rhetoric of Fiction, A Rhetoric of Irony, The Power and Limits of Pluralism, The Vocation of a Teacher, and Forthe Love of It, all published by the University of Chicago Press.