Gérard Genette
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Gérard Genette''' (born [[1930]]) is a [[France|French]] [[literary theory|literary theorist]], associated in particular with the [[structuralist]] movement and such figures as [[Roland Barthes]] and [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]], from whom he adapted the concept of ''[[bricolage]]''. |
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| + | He is largely responsible for the reintroduction of a [[rhetoric]]al vocabulary into literary criticism, for example such terms as [[trope]] and [[metonymy]]. Additionally his work on narrative, best known in English through the selection ''[[Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method]]'', has been of importance. His major work is the multi-part ''[[Figures]]'' series, of which ''Narrative Discourse'' is a section. | ||
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| + | His international influence is not as great as that of some others identified with structuralism, such as [[Roland Barthes]] and [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]]; his work is more often included in selections or discussed in secondary works than studied in its own right. Terms and techniques originating in his vocabulary and systems have, however, become widespread. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | ||
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Gérard Genette (born 1930) is a French literary theorist, associated in particular with the structuralist movement and such figures as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss, from whom he adapted the concept of bricolage.
He is largely responsible for the reintroduction of a rhetorical vocabulary into literary criticism, for example such terms as trope and metonymy. Additionally his work on narrative, best known in English through the selection Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method, has been of importance. His major work is the multi-part Figures series, of which Narrative Discourse is a section.
His international influence is not as great as that of some others identified with structuralism, such as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss; his work is more often included in selections or discussed in secondary works than studied in its own right. Terms and techniques originating in his vocabulary and systems have, however, become widespread. [1] [May 2007]
