Description
Narrativity and literary hermeneutics
Book summary
This work is situated at the intersection of literary theory and philosophical hermeneutics to offer a profound reflection on the nature of narrative. The reader will find an analysis that defines narrativity as a fundamental human necessity for the construction of identity. Drawing on the contributions of key thinkers such as Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Husserl, Heidegger, Gadamer, and especially Ricoeur, the book develops both a theory and a methodology for narrative analysis. Operational categories such as temporality, fictionality, and metaphorization are presented, becoming practical tools for investigating any type of narration. It is an essential read for those seeking to understand how the act of telling stories shapes our experience of the world.
What is it about?
The book addresses narrativity from a dual perspective. First, it develops a theory that explores the human need to tell and listen to stories as a process of configuring personal and collective identity. It relies on the hermeneutic tradition to show how a narrative is not just a form of expression, but a mode of understanding being and time. Second, the author proposes an analysis methodology inspired primarily by Paul Ricoeur. This methodology is structured around eleven fundamental categories—such as distanciation, historicity, referentiality, temporality, and textuality—that function as critical tools to break down and study any type of narrative, regardless of its genre or literary tradition.
Main themes
- Narrativity as an anthropological necessity and builder of identity.
- Philosophical hermeneutics applied to the analysis of literary narrative.
- Narrative analysis methodology based on categories such as temporality, fictionality, and metaphorization.
- Relationship between the act of narrating and the understanding of time and history.
- The work of Paul Ricoeur as the central axis of the theoretical and practical proposal.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at students and researchers of literary theory, literary criticism, and philosophy, especially those interested in hermeneutics and narratology. It is also of great utility to writing professionals, literature teachers, and any reader with a deep interest in understanding the mechanisms that underlie the construction of narratives and their impact on human experience.
What this book offers
- An updated synthesis of the main hermeneutic currents applied to narrative.
- A set of practical analytical categories for the study of any type of narrative.
- A renewed understanding of narrativity as an essential element of the human condition.
- Conceptual tools to connect literary theory with philosophical reflection on identity and time.
Technical specifications
- Author: Camarero Arribas, Jesús
- Publisher: Anthropos Editorial
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: LITERARY ESSAYS, LITERATURE: HISTORY AND CRITICISM, LITERARY THEORY, HUMANITIES, PHILOSOPHY: METAPHYSICS AND ONTOLOGY
- Collection: PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO, PENSAMIENTO UTÓPICO
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: November 2017
- Number of pages: 176
- Weight: 230 g
Editorial review
This work represents a solid and rigorous contribution for those who wish to delve into the relationship between hermeneutic philosophy and the study of narrative. Its main value lies in offering a clear theoretical framework and, at the same time, an applicable methodology, making it a useful resource for both academic research and personal reflection on the power of narrative. It is a recommended read for specialists looking for precise conceptual tools and an integrative vision of narrativity.