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Debating Rhetorical Narratology

On the Synthetic, Mimetic, and Thematic Aspects of Narrative

by Matthew Clark, James Phelan

Classical literature, history and criticismComparative literatureLanguage and languagesDiscourse analysis, narrativeNarration (Rhetoric)

From the publisher: > Two narratologists engage in a lively debate about three core concepts in rhetorical narratology, the mimetic, thematic, and synthetic. Grounded in narratives ranging from the *Iliad* to *Beloved*, the debate shows the power of both narrative theory and narrative itself.

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Book data: Open Library