Scholes, Robert 1929-

The nature of narrative by Robert Scholes( Book )

69 editions published between 1966 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"For the past forty years The Nature of Narrative has been an essential work for students of literature, teachers, writers, and scholars. Countering the tendency to view the novel as the paradigm case of literary narrative, Robert Scholes and Robert Kellogg offered a compelling history of narrative from antiquity to the twentieth century. Their main goal was to describe and analyze the nature of narrative's key elements: meaning, character, plot, and point of view." "The Fortieth Anniversary Edition of this groundbreaking work has been revised and expanded to include a new preface and a lengthy chapter by James Phelan on developments in narrative theory since 1966. This new material describes the principles and practices of structuralist, cognitive, feminist, and rhetorical approaches to narrative, paying special attention to their work on character, plot, and narrative discourse. A continued leader in the field of narrative studies, The Nature of Narrative offers unique and invaluable histories of both narrative and narrative theory. Book jacket."--Jacket

Dubliners by James Joyce( Book )

100 editions published between 1956 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,569 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

DUBLINERS has been called a landmark in modern literature. In its remarkable portrait of a city and its people, it dramatises ordinary life in the modern world. Together, the series of stories form one interwoven tapestry which provides a rich and subtle picture of the struggles of men and women to rise above the constraints of their everyday lives

The crafty reader by Robert Scholes( )

19 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in English and held by 2,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This latest book from the literary critic Robert Scholes presents his exploration of the craft of reading. He deals with reading not as an art or performance given by a virtuoso reader, but as a craft that can be studied, taught, and learned. Those who master the craft of reading, Scholes contends, will justifiably take responsibility for the readings they produce and the texts they choose to read."--Jacket

Paradoxy of modernism by Robert Scholes( )

15 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,929 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Robert Scholes intervenes in ongoing discussions about modernism in the arts during the crucial half-century from 1895 to 1945 he contends that the binary oppositions which defined modernism are misleading. He argues that such oppositions are instances of 'paradoxy', an apparent clarity that covers real confusion

Coordinates : placing science fiction and fantasy by George Edgar Slusser( )

9 editions published in 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,880 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Structuralism in literature : an introduction by Robert Scholes( Book )

52 editions published between 1974 and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 1,567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For students and teachers of literature

Bridges to fantasy by Eaton Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature( )

7 editions published in 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Science fiction : history, science, vision by Robert Scholes( Book )

24 editions published between 1977 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For the past century and a half, writers of what we have learned to call "science fiction" have been trying to create a modern conscience for the human race. In the same period many writers in the field have produced trivial, ephemeral works of "popular" fiction. The premise upon which this book is based is that a sufficient number of works of genuine merit have been produced in this field to justify its study as an aspect of modern literature, as well as an important feature of contemporary culture.--From foreword

Semiotics and interpretation by Robert Scholes( Book )

29 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book is intended as a companion piece to my earlier study, Structuralism in Literature, but differs from its predecessor in a number of respects. The study of structuralism was primarily theoretical, and its individual chapters were mainly devoted to discussions of the contributions certain Continental writers had made to the development of structuralism as an intellectual position. -- Description of the original version

Textual power : literary theory and the teaching of English by Robert Scholes( Book )

24 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide