.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Disnarration and the Unmentioned in Fact and Fiction
M. Lambrou
€ 66.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Disnarration and the Unmentioned in Fact and Fiction
Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; CBV; CBX; CFG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
In this book Marina Lambrou explores the dimension of narrative storytelling described as ‘the disnarrated’ – events that do not happen but which are referred to – across three genres of texts: personal narratives; news stories; and fiction (literary and film). The book begins by asking why such disnarrated narratives are nevertheless considered tellable. It moves on to examine the pervasiveness of this phenomenon in news reports about “near misses” and the shared personal narratives about dangerous experiences, where “truth” is expected to be central their telling. It further discusses how disnarration is generated in counterfactual “what if?” scenarios in ... Read more
In this book Marina Lambrou explores the dimension of narrative storytelling described as ‘the disnarrated’ – events that do not happen but which are referred to – across three genres of texts: personal narratives; news stories; and fiction (literary and film). The book begins by asking why such disnarrated narratives are nevertheless considered tellable. It moves on to examine the pervasiveness of this phenomenon in news reports about “near misses” and the shared personal narratives about dangerous experiences, where “truth” is expected to be central their telling. It further discusses how disnarration is generated in counterfactual “what if?” scenarios in ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
126
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137507778
SKU
V9781137507778
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About M. Lambrou
Marina Lambrou is Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics at Kingston University, UK. She has published widely in the areas of narratology and literary and non-literary stylistics that include personal and trauma narratives, and media discourses. She is the current Chair of the Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA).
Reviews for Disnarration and the Unmentioned in Fact and Fiction
“This short book opens many possibilities for the study of narratives in the scientific fields of film studies, journalism, linguistics, and literature, while expanding the scope of a now fundamental form of storytelling. The paradoxical tellability of the possible yet unreal infuses this engaging work by inviting readers to walk along many paths to be explored…” (Carla Robison, Lectures, 2019) ... Read more