The 35 original essays in <i>A Companion to Narrative Theory</i> constitute the best available introduction to this vital and contested field of humanistic enquiry.<br /> <ul> <li>Comprises 35 original essays written by leading figures in the field</li> <li>Includes contributions from pioneers in the field such as Wayne C. Booth, Seymour Chatman, J. Hillis Miller and Gerald Prince</li> <li>Represents all the major critical approaches to narrative and investigates and debates the relations between them</li> <li>Considers narratives in different disciplines, such as law and medicine</li> <li>Features analyses of a variety of media, including film, music, and painting</li> <li>Designed to be of interest to specialists, yet accessible to readers with little prior knowledge of the field</li> </ul>