{"product_id":"narcissistic-narrative-the-metafictional-paradox-paperback","title":"Narcissistic Narrative: The Metafictional Paradox - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Hutcheon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Hutcheon, in this original study, examines the modes, forms and techniques of narcissistic fiction, that is, fiction which includes within itself some sort of commentary on its own narrative and\/or linguistic nature. Her analysis is further extended to discuss the implications of such a development for both the theory of the novel and reading theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving placed this phenomenon in its historical context Linda Hutcheon uses the insights of various reader-response theories to explore the \"paradox\" created by metafiction: the reader is, at the same time, co-creator of the self-reflexive text and distanced from it because of its very self-reflexiveness. She illustrates her analysis through the works of novelists such as Fowles, Barth, Nabokov, Calvino, Borges, Carpentier, and Aquin. For the paperback edition of this important book a preface has been added which examines developments since first publication. \u003ci\u003eNarcissistic Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e was selected by \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the outstanding academic books for 1981-1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52626334286131,"sku":"9781554585021","price":70.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VVNLTjVlaVVtOVdQcmsrYnZDdXZ3dz09.webp?v=1762062994","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/narcissistic-narrative-the-metafictional-paradox-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}