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Relating narratives : storytelling and selfhood / Adriana Cavarero ; translated with an introduction by Paul A. Kottman.

By: Language: English Original language: Italian Series: Warwick studies in European philosophyPublication details: London : Routledge, 2000.Description: xxxii, 146 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 041520058X
  • 0415200571
Uniform titles:
  • Tu che mi guardi, tu che mi racconti. English.
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction / Paul A. Kottman -- A stork for an introduction -- pt. I. Heroes -- 1. The story of Oedipus -- 2. The paradox of Ulysses -- 3. The desire for one's story -- pt. II. Women -- 4. Oedipus errs twice -- 5. On the outskirts of Milan -- 6. In a New York bookstore -- pt. III. Lovers -- 7. The necessary other -- 8. Orpheus the poet -- 9. The voice of Eurydice -- 10. Eros and narration -- pt. IV. Narrators -- 11. Scheherazade trapped in the text -- 12. Karen Blixen, or the classic rule of storytelling -- 13. The world is full of stories just waiting to be told.
Summary: Drawing from a diverse array of thinkers from philosophical and literary traditions, this text shows how narrative models can open new ways of thinking about formation of human identities.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Paul A. Kottman -- A stork for an introduction -- pt. I. Heroes -- 1. The story of Oedipus -- 2. The paradox of Ulysses -- 3. The desire for one's story -- pt. II. Women -- 4. Oedipus errs twice -- 5. On the outskirts of Milan -- 6. In a New York bookstore -- pt. III. Lovers -- 7. The necessary other -- 8. Orpheus the poet -- 9. The voice of Eurydice -- 10. Eros and narration -- pt. IV. Narrators -- 11. Scheherazade trapped in the text -- 12. Karen Blixen, or the classic rule of storytelling -- 13. The world is full of stories just waiting to be told.

Drawing from a diverse array of thinkers from philosophical and literary traditions, this text shows how narrative models can open new ways of thinking about formation of human identities.