Telling the American story : a structural and cultural analysis of conversational storytelling /
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| Author / Creator: | Polanyi, Livia. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1989. |
| Description: | x, 215 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4611838 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Stories as Cultural Texts (Not All Stories Are American Stories)
- 2. The Structure of Stories
- 3. American Stories in Conversation
- 4. The World Evoked by American Stories
- 5. Constructing the Grammar of American Culture
- 6. A List of Lists of American Cultural Constructs
- 7. A Grammar of American Cultural Constructs
- 8. An American Story
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Subject Index