Matters of Telling: The Impulse of the Story
Title | Matters of Telling: The Impulse of the Story PDF eBook |
Author | Carlo Comanducci |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2018-11-26 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004387684 |
In this book, multiple authors and perspectives converge on the materiality of storytelling in order to court its potentialities and flesh out its tensions. Reflecting through its methodological multiplicity not only the vast array of discourses and disciplines that concern themselves with the study of narration, but also the various and variable subjects of the act of telling, the collective effort of this volume is less to map or track than to amplify the possibilities of contingent situations, embodied relations and specific texts in which, beyond the tale, the telling itself speaks and matters.
The Story Paradox
Title | The Story Paradox PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Gottschall |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2021-11-23 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1541645979 |
Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore. Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization, may be the thing that destroys it. In The Story Paradox, Gottschall explores how a broad consortium of psychologists, communications specialists, neuroscientists, and literary quants are using the scientific method to study how stories affect our brains. The results challenge the idea that storytelling is an obvious force for good in human life. Yes, storytelling can bind groups together, but it is also the main force dragging people apart. And it’s the best method we’ve ever devised for manipulating each other by circumventing rational thought. Behind all civilization’s greatest ills—environmental destruction, runaway demagogues, warfare—you will always find the same master factor: a mind-disordering story. Gottschall argues that societies succeed or fail depending on how they manage these tensions. And it has only become harder, as new technologies that amplify the effects of disinformation campaigns, conspiracy theories, and fake news make separating fact from fiction nearly impossible. With clarity and conviction, Gottschall reveals why our biggest asset has become our greatest threat, and what, if anything, can be done. It is a call to stop asking, “How we can change the world through stories?” and start asking, “How can we save the world from stories?”
Lonely Impulse of Delight
Title | Lonely Impulse of Delight PDF eBook |
Author | Dana Gioia |
Publisher | |
Pages | 11 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Books and reading |
ISBN | 9780967833934 |
Story
Title | Story PDF eBook |
Author | Robert McKee |
Publisher | Methuen Publishing |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 1999-01 |
Genre | Motion picture authorship |
ISBN | 9780413715609 |
"In Story screenwriting guru Robert McKee presents his powerful and much sought-after knowledge in a comprehensive guide to the essentials of screenwriting and storytelling." -- Methuen.
The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories
Title | The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Rose |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2012-03-05 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0393341259 |
This is a field guide to the visionaries - and the fans - who are reinventing the art of storytelling.
The Story Of An Hour
Title | The Story Of An Hour PDF eBook |
Author | Kate Chopin |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 11 |
Release | 2014-04-22 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1443435198 |
Mrs. Louise Mallard, afflicted with a heart condition, reflects on the death of her husband from the safety of her locked room. Originally published in Vogue magazine, “The Story of an Hour” was retitled as “The Dream of an Hour,” when it was published amid much controversy under its new title a year later in St. Louis Life. “The Story of an Hour” was adapted to film in The Joy That Kills by director Tina Rathbone, which was part of a PBS anthology called American Playhouse. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
The Invention of Solitude
Title | The Invention of Solitude PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Auster |
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2010-11-25 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0571266746 |
'One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. The first section, 'Portrait of an Invisible Man', reveals Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father. In 'The Book of Memory' the perspective shifts to Auster's role as a father. The narrator, 'A', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling.