This book makes an intensive study of James Phelan's rhetorical theory of narrative. Apart from
illustrating six basic principles in doing rhetorical theory of narrative the author examines
six major issues which are central to Phelan's rhetorical poetics namely focalization
character narration unreliable narration narrative progression narrative judgments and
narrative ethics. For each narratological concept the author minutely conducts a genealogical
study to make the review work complete. The book not only compares Phelan's rhetorical
narratology with classical narratology but also with other strands of postclassical
narratology. A detailed bibliography makes this book a compendium of narrative theory which is
of relevance for scholars and students of all literary disciplines.
