What is narrative? How does it work & how does it shape our lives & the texts we read? H. Porter Abbott emphasizes that narrative is found not just in literature film & theater but everywhere in the ordinary course of peoples lives. This widely used introduction now thoroughly revised is informed throughout by recent developments in the field &
Includes:: two new chapters. With its lucid exposition of concepts & suggestions for further reading this book is not only an excellent introduction for courses focused on narrative but also an invaluable resource for students & scholars across a wide range of fields including literature & drama film & media society & politics journalism autobiography history & still others throughout the arts humanities & social sciences.