Richard Kearney

On Stories (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Stories offer us some of the richest and most enduring insights into the human condition and have preoccupied philosophy since Aristotle. On Stories presents in clear and compelling style just why narrative has this power over us and argues that the unnarrated life is not worth living. Drawing on the work of James Joyce, Sigmund Freud's patient 'Dora' and the case of Oscar Schindler, Richard Kearney skilfully illuminates how stories not only entertain us but can determine our lives and personal identities. He also considers nations as stories, including the story of Romulus and Remus in the founding of Rome. Throughout, On Stories stresses that, far from heralding the demise of narrative, the digital era merely opens up new stories.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134537914
• Artikelnr.: 47886377

Autorenporträt

Richard Kearney, Department Of Philosophy, Dublin University.

Inhaltsangabe

Where do Stories Come From? Part One 1 Where do Stories Come From? Three
Case Histories: Daedalus, Dora, Schindler Part Two 2 From History to Story:
The Case of Stephen Daedalus 3Whose Story is it Anyway? The Case of Dora 4
Testifying to History: The Case of Schindler 5 The Paradox of Testimony
National Narratives: Rome, Britain, America Part Three 6 Introduction 7
Roman Foundation Myths: Aeneas and Romulus 8Britain and Ireland: A Tale of
Siamese Twins 9 America and its 'Others': Frontier Stories 10 Conclusion:
Border Crossings Narrative Matters Part Four 11 Narrative Matters