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Berger, Arthur Asa. Narratives in Popular Culture, Media, and Everyday Life. Thousand Oaks [etc.]: Sage, 1996. Added by: joachim (12/16/09, 12:50 AM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 0761903445 BibTeX citation key: Berger1996 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Narratology Creators: Berger Publisher: Sage (Thousand Oaks [etc.]) |
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Arthur Asa Berger elucidates narrative theory and applies it to readers' everyday experiences with popular forms of mass media. This unique book demonstrates how to interpret narratives while presenting the analysis in an accessible manner. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 The Nature of Narratives 1 2 Theorists of Narrativity 19 3 Narrative Techniques and Authorial Devices 41 4 A Glossary of Terms Relating to Narrative Texts 63 5 Dreams: A Freudian Perspective 71 6 Fairy Tales 83 7 The Comics 99 8 The Macintosh “1984” Television Commercial: A Study in Television Narrativity 111 9 The Popular Culture Novel 123 10 Radio Narratives: A Case Study of the War of the Worlds Script 135 11 Film Narratives 147 12 Narratives and Everyday Life 161 Appendix: Simulations, Activities, Games, and Exercises 175 References 186 Name Index 189 Subject Index 193 About the Author 199 Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |