Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129) and index.
Contents:
Narrative Theory, Intelligibility and the Good Life -- A River Runs Through It : Understanding Our Past through the Edifying Story -- Wonder Boys : Righting Our Lives by Writing the Story -- Narrative Conflict and Relationship in Ordinary People -- Art and Manipulative Narrative in The Shape of Things -- Unforgiven Shoots Holes in the Western Mystique.
Summary:
"An interdisciplinary work in philosophy and film studies, Joseph Kupfer investigates narrative theory through the analysis of five films that have narrative as their subject matter and where stories and storytelling are central: A River Runs Through It, Wonder Boys, Ordinary People, The Shape of Things and Unforgiven. Kupfer's readings of the films explore the role of story creation in knowing ourselves and planning our future, in structuring social relationships, and in sharpening our experience of popular culture - including mass-marketed films"--Provided by publisher.
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