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Supplement to Chapter 8, "Narrative Theory, 1966-2006" in The Nature of Narrative by Scholes, Kellogg, and Phelan.Discusses developments in unnatural narratology, cognitive narratiology, queer and feminist narratology, and rhetorical narratology. Illustrates the theoretical innovations through analyses of McEwan's remarkable 2001 novel.
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It gives a good sense of what's on the cutting edge in narrative theory. Together with Chapter 8 of "The Nature of Narrative" provides a good overview of the last 50 years of narrative theory.
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This page is a summary of: Narrative Theory, 2006–2015: Some highlights with applications to Ian McEwan’s Atonement, Frontiers of Narrative Studies, August 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/fns-2017-0011.
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