Peking University Press has issued a Chinese translation of the Companion to Narrative Theory, co-edited by Professor of Comparative Literature Peter J. Rabinowitz and James Phelan (Ohio State University). The anthology, first published in English two years ago by Blackwell, takes stock of the state of narrative theory at the beginning of the 21st century. Its 35 original essays, by leading scholars from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, explore narrative theory as it applies not only to literature, but also to art in other media (including music and the visual arts) and to non-literary fields such as law.
Besides co-editing the collection and co-authoring the introduction with Phelan, Rabinowitz contributed an essay titled "They Shoot Tigers, Don't They?: Path and Counterpoint in The Long Goodbye," which offers a new approach to analyzing time in narrative texts. The book also includes a chapter by Associate Professor of English Catherine Gunther Kodat, "I'm Spartacus!," which explores the uses of Spartacus as a figure for freedom in literary, dance and film narratives.
Besides co-editing the collection and co-authoring the introduction with Phelan, Rabinowitz contributed an essay titled "They Shoot Tigers, Don't They?: Path and Counterpoint in The Long Goodbye," which offers a new approach to analyzing time in narrative texts. The book also includes a chapter by Associate Professor of English Catherine Gunther Kodat, "I'm Spartacus!," which explores the uses of Spartacus as a figure for freedom in literary, dance and film narratives.
