Multi-Narratives - Literatur in Wissenschaft und Unterricht, Neue Folge, 2/2022
Verlag | Königshausen & Neumann |
Auflage | 2023 |
Seiten | 156 |
Format | 15,6 x 1,2 x 23,6 cm |
Gewicht | 252 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 3826081811 |
EAN | 9783826081811 |
Bestell-Nr | 82608181A |
Multi-narratives are artifacts that juxtapose single narratives. This arrangement creates a productive tension within the artifact that is larger than the sum of its parts. Reading multi-narratives is a twofold process: first, distinct local narratives within a work often create disruption and incongruity. Second and at the same time, this heterogeneity invites a 'bringing together' or 'making sense of' the relationship among the constituent narratives. In several close-readings, this volume explores key aspects of such multi-narrative interplay in works by Kate Atkinson, Julian Barnes, Louise Erdrich, Jackie Kay, Richard McGuire, Cynthia Ozick and Lionel Shriver.