This paper focuses on a sub-category of journalistic interviews, namely the so-called “literary interview,” where writers are interviewed about their lives and works. More specifically, the paper investigates the dynamics of literary interviews as radio broadcasts and therefore emphasizes their… read more
This chapter explores second-person narration in literary and conversational storytelling, contesting the view that you-narration is a purely literary phenomenon. On a theoretical level, the chapter questions some of the tenets proposed by “unnatural narratology,” a newly emerging camp in the… read more
This chapter explores the roles perspective can play in conversational storytelling (e.g. creating involvement, sympathy and bonding) and to what extent literary narratology can offer useful terms to describe perspective-taking in such contexts. The chapter traces instances of focalization in the… read more