The story is true : the art and meaning of telling stories / Bruce Jackson.

Author/creator Jackson, Bruce, 1936-
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxii, 244 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Subjects

Contents I: Personal stories -- Telling stories -- The fate of stories -- The true story of why Stephen Spender quit the Spanish Civil War -- The stories people tell -- Acting in the passive, or, somebody got killed but nobly killed anybody -- The story of Chuck -- Commanding the story -- II: Public stories -- Stories that don't make sense -- The real O. J. story -- Bob Dylan and the legend of Newport 1965 -- Silver bullets -- The deceptive anarchy of Let us now praise famous men -- Words to kill by -- III: The story is true -- The storyteller I looked for every time I looked for storytellers -- Farinata's silence.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-238) and index.
LCCN 2006035598
ISBN9781592136063 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1592136060 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN212 .J33 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold