On Stories

List of contents

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

About the author

Richard Kearney, Department Of Philosophy, Dublin University.

Summary

Richard Kearney shows how stories are deep at work in all forms of writing. He examines the power of the story and its ability to affect both individual and national identity.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Kearney, Kearney Richard
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.10.2001
• EAN: 9780415247979
• ISBN: 978-0-415-24797-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Series: Thinking in Action
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Analytic, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism, Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism