Anthony Davenport. Medieval Narrative – An Introduction

Narrative: An Introduction

Since the mid-1960s there has been a huge amount of interest in, and speculation about, the nature of narrative. This may well be a function of our information society, where communication and the means of communication have become increasingly important to societies, organizations, and individuals alike. Furthermore, cross-cultural studies (e.g. Chafe 1980; Levi-Strauss 1972) suggest that narr...

an introduction to iranian intellectual movement, emphasizing contemporary narrative literature

the historical awareness of iranian intellectuals reached its peak by the constitutional revolution and began a new trend of life. the literary genre was one of the fields on which such a matter was reflected. the intellectual contemplations have significant meaningful alignment with the principles outlined in contemporary fiction, and they can make the mutual interactions and relationships cle...

Conversion and Narrative: Reading and Religious Authority in Medieval Polemic

137 Chapters 12–16 continue to examine the schism, events surrounding the Council of Mantua in 1064 until the deaths of Alexander and Cadalus, and, finally, the election of Hildebrand as Pope Gregory VII. It is in these subsequent chapters that the moves called to question at the end of chapter 11 are explained: to mask conspiracies. Stroll posits that the schism in the Church had not been abou...

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Simulation versus Narrative: Introduction to Ludology

Academic video game studies have known an incredible development during the last couple of years. Slowly, the academic interest shifted from the early do-games-induceviolent-behaviors studies towards analyses that acknowledge the relevance of this new medium. Several international conferences on game studies took place in 2001, plus the publication of Game Studies, the first peer-reviewed on-li...