Frames, preferences, and the reading of third-person narratives: Towards a cognitive narratology

Jahn presents a model-oriented approach to how third-person narratives are read which builds on Marvin Minsky's theory of frames, Ray Jackendoff's concept of preference rules, Menakhem Perry's theory of literary dynamics, and Meir Sternberg's Proteus Principle. He also proposes n...

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Published inPoetics today Vol. 18; no. 4; p. 441
Main Author Jahn, Manfred
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Durham Duke University Press, NC & IL 01.01.1997
Subjects
American literature
British & Irish literature
English literature
Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961)
Jackendoff, Ray
Literary criticism
Minsky, Marvin
Narratives
Orwell, George (Eric Blair) (1903-1950)
Perry, Menakhem
Person
Poetry
Sternberg, Meir
Theory
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Jahn presents a model-oriented approach to how third-person narratives are read which builds on Marvin Minsky's theory of frames, Ray Jackendoff's concept of preference rules, Menakhem Perry's theory of literary dynamics, and Meir Sternberg's Proteus Principle. He also proposes new ways of analyzing protean phenomena like description and parenthetical discourse.
ISSN:0333-5372
1527-5507
DOI:10.2307/1773182