Narrative as Communication

An explication and critique of structuralist and post-structuralist narrative theory, employing all the analytic tools developed in the last twenty years. Coste (French, San Diego State U.) defines and analyzes narrative discourse, with reference to numerous and interesting examples including The Epic of Gilgamesh, Dante, Shakespeare, The Communist manifesto, and John Ford's film classic The Quiet man. An introductory treatise--readable, but not easy. Cloth edition (unseen), $39.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR