Narratology

<P>Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal's <EM>Narratology</EM> has become an international classic and the comprehensive introduction to the theory of narrative texts, both literary and non-literary. Providing insights into how readers interpret narrative text, the fifth edition of <EM>Narratology</EM> is a guide for students and scholars seeking to analyze narratives of any language, period, and region with clear, systematic, and reliable concepts.</P> <P>Through engagements with the most recent scholarship in the field, an updated preface, and new and revised examples and graphics, award-winning cultural theorist Mieke Bal presents narrative concepts with even greater clarity in this fifth edition. This introduction to narratology aims at presenting a systematic account of a theory of narrative for use in the study of literary and other narrative texts. Bal opts for a systematic, and hence selective, approach to teaching the discipline. She does so to augment the text’s accessibility, amplify the possibility of dialogue, and emancipate learners from intimidation. </P> <P>Incorporating years of feedback from scholars and teachers, <EM>Narratology</EM> remains the most important contribution to the study of the way narratives work, are formed, and are received.</P>