Dangers of Narrative and Fictionality: A Rhetorical Approach to Storytelling in Contemporary Western Culture

Contributor(s): Björninen, Samuli (Editor), Meyer, Pernille (Editor), Mäkelä, Maria (Editor)

ISBN: 9783631851739

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

Hardcover

$78.95

Pub Date: April 30, 2024

Dewey: 808.036

LCCN: 2023034624

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.81" H x 8.27" L x 5.83" W ( 1.18 lbs) 294 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Literary and Cultural Studies, Theory and the (New) Media

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Description:

The book provides frameworks for analyzing the rhetorical uses and potential dangers of narratives and fictionality. The chapters deal with various storytelling environments, such as social media, news media, literary fiction and non-fiction. The book offers new perspectives of the rhetorical and ethical problematics of narratives and fictionality.