Routledge encyclopedia of narrative theory / edited by David Herman, Manfred Jahn and Marie-Laure Ryan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The individual entries written by experts in tehfield cover the history of narrative theory and introduce the key terms, schools and debates across a wide range of disciplinary contexts, arranged in an A Z format. Entries range from thumbnail definitions paving for more substantial discussions of 3,000 mini essays devoted to major concerns and approaches. The emphasis of the encyclopedia is on ideas, and there are consequently no entries devoted to individual theorists but the volume's detailed index will enable readers to trace important contributions by ancient as well as recent and contemporary scholars of narrative.