Narrative Thought and Narrative Language

by Bruce K. Britton (Editor), Anthony D. Pellegrini (Editor)

Since before the dawn of history, people have been telling stories to each other and to themselves. Thus stories are at the root of human experience. This volume describes empirical investigations by Jerome Bruner, Wallace Chafe, David Olson, and others on the relationship between stories and cognition. Using philosophical, linguistic, anthropological, and psychological perspectives on narrative, the contributors provide a definitive, highly diversified portrait of human cognition.

286 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1990

Reviews

[Tory S. Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent array of papers I return to time and again on the psychology and power of narrative.