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Narrative Beginnings by Brian Richardson

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George Eliot wrote that ""man cannot do without the make-believe of a beginning."" Beginnings, it turns out, can be quite unusual, complex, and deceptive. The first major volume to focus on this critical but neglected topic, this collection brings together theoretical studies and critical analyses of beginnings in a wide range of narrative works spanning several centuries and genres.

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Narrative Beginnings by Brian Richardson

George Eliot wrote that man cannot do without the make-believe of a beginning. Beginnings, it turns out, can be quite unusual, complex, and deceptive. The first major volume to focus on this critical but neglected topic, this collection brings together theoretical studies and critical analyses of beginnings in a wide range of narrative works spanning several centuries and genres.
Brian Richardson is a professor of English at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Unnatural Voices: Extreme Narration in Modern and Contemporary Fiction and Unlikely Stories: Causality and the Nature of Modern Narrative, and the editor of Narrative Dynamics: Essays on Plot, Time, Closure, and Frames. Contributors: Oliver Buckton, Philippe Carrard, Tita Chico, Ryan Claycomb, Melba Cuddy-Keane, Marilyn Edelstein, Patrick Colm Hogan, Jessica Laccetti, Niels Buch Leander, Gaura Shankar Narayan, Armine Kotin Mortimer, James Phelan, Carlos Riobo, Brian Richardson, Catherine Romagnolo, and Susan Winnett.
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ISBN 13 9780803239746
ISBN 10 0803239742
Title Narrative Beginnings
Author Brian Richardson
Series Frontiers Of Narrative
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Year published 2009-01-01
Number of pages 296
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.