Explores some of the meaning and implications of modern life through the deep reading of significant books. Waxler argues that we need "fiction" to give our so-called "real life" meaning
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Titel oversat: Narrativer og den kulturelle konstruktion af sygdom og helbredelse
In over 30 essays, written over 20 years, one of the world's great story-tellers meditates on story-telling
Wired contributing editor Frank Rose introduces readers to the people who are reshaping media for a two-way world--people like Will Wright (The Sims), James Cameron (Avatar), Damon Lindelof (Lost), and dozens of others whose ideas are changing how we play, how we chill, and even…
Svetlana Alexievich reinvents a singular, polyphonic literary form, bringing together the voices of dozens of witnesses to the collapse of the USSR in a formidable attempt to chart the disappearance of a culture and to surmise what new kind of man may emerge from the rubble
Breathtaking in its scope and originality, Seven Basic Plots examines the basis of story telling in literature, film, and libretto. No one will ever see stories in the same way again. This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old ridd…
Whether myth, novel or fairy-story, part of the human condition is to tell stories about ourselves and our society. This book focuses on stories of contemporary, European-born authors who have lived 'in-between' two or more languages and experienced different cultural and lingui…
Focuses on the inter-relationship between reading, writing and speaking and listening. This work blends theory, research and practice to show how an integrated programme of work can be developed to ensure that literacy is taught in a vibrant and stimulating way. It also examines…
Indhold: Telling truth, telling stories: (Teaching storytelling and teaching through storytelling ; Welcome and congratulations ; Celebrate the joy of storytelling) ; How to become a storyteller: (A living art: how does one learn stories? ; Types of stories ; Selecting a story a…