Narrative Suspense

by Eric S Rabkin

"When Slim Turned Sideways . . ."--this is narrative suspense, and if well done propels the reader on into and through a novel, or folktale, or printed play, or epic poem. How does it work? Is it a matter of plot only? Why do some works rivet our attention from the first page, while others obviously do not?These are among the deceptively simple questions taken up in Eric Rabkin's seminal study of narrative suspense. Using the insights afforded by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472751883
• ISBN13: 9780472751884
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"