Narrative

The keyword Narrative is tagged in the following 5 articles.

In What Sense are Short Poetic Texts a Narrative?

December 31, 2010 - 1141 words | English » Poetry

We can categorize poetic texts into three distinct types: the Narrative poem, or poem that tells a story; the epic poem, or a long Narrative poem on heroic subjects; and the lyric, in which a poet or speaker expresses an emotional state. (Schweibert: 166)1 However,... Read Article »

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Poetry Narrative Epic Lyric

Exploring the American Immigrant Experience Through Literature

February 23, 2010 - 2011 words | English » Immigration

In “Amor de lejos: Latino (Im)migration Literatures,” B.V. Olguin writes, “Latino/a (im)migration Narratives…often illustrate the traumatic aspects of displacement by focusing in part on how immigration, migration, exile, and colonization place... Read Article »

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Immigration Migration American Immigration Narratives Asia Haiti China Nationalism Cultural Identity Buddhism Marriage Stereotypes Spirituality

Breaking the Cycle: Violence, Control & Resistance in American Slave Narratives

January 18, 2010 - 3910 words | History » Slavery

In the world of the American slave, violence and control were intimately connected. As Frederick Douglass notes, “Men are whipped oftenest who are whipped easiest,” a sentiment that points to the cyclical nature of violence against the enslaved. The lash... Read Article »

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Slavery Slave Narratives Violence Oppression David Walker Frederick Douglass Harriet Wilson

Life as Art as Life: Dramaturgy as Psychology

November 4, 2009 - 1942 words | Psychology » Dramaturgy

Aristotle played with the idea of human life as a drama and its role on the Greek stage in his Poetics, defining tragedy—the highest form of drama, of art, and of life—as “a mimesis of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude... Read Article »

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Dramaturgy Psychology Narrative Aristotle Poetics Drama Art Mimesis Life As Art

Sublime Inauthenticity: How Critical is Truth in Autobiography?

November 3, 2009 - 1597 words | Psychology » Autobiography

In the autobiography, time and history, at first glance, seem paramount. After all, autobiography is the account of the things that have happened in a person’s life, selected and made ready for public consumption, usually written in the first person. However,... Read Article »

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Narrative Psychology Autobiography Truth Augustine Confessions Frey Sublime Inauthenticity