Markus Kuhn
Filmnarratologie: Ein erzähltheoretisches Analysenmodell.
Berlin: De Gruyter, 2013. First edition. 9783110307276 xv/410 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.25", is like new.
"With his "Filmnarratologie", Markus Kuhn offers a comprehensive, systematic and at the same time application-oriented draft of a narrative theory for feature films. The book has “pioneer status” in that although there have been approaches and partial studies of media-specific storytelling in film, a systematic approach in the sense of a theoretically coherent analytical model with a wide scope has still been lacking. The great benefit lies, on the one hand, in the concise analysis of the research situation and its placement within narrative research and, on the other hand, in the development of a consciously application-oriented model for narratological film analysis. Using an extensive film corpus of over 200 feature films, the theoretical considerations are repeatedly tested in practice and illustrated with the help of examples and individual analyses. This work expands the field of narrative theory to feature films, sharpens the eye for media-specific categories and promotes the application of narrative theory models in film and media studies."