Narrative Form

This handbook concisely introduces narrative form to advanced students of fiction. Beginning with a survey of major theorists and approaches, and using clearly defined terms, it explains critical vocabulary and offers a variety of strategies for analysing the formal qualities of fiction. Suzanne Keen suggests that interpretations of form can be effectively integrated with contemporary approaches to literature, including feminist, postcolonial and cultural studies methodologies. "Narrative Form" shows how to use the language of formal analysis accurately and innovatively.