Suzanne Keen
Narrative Form
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Narrative Form
Suzanne Keen
Washington and Lee University
© Suzanne Keen 2003
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Keen, Suzanne.
Narrative form / Suzanne Keen.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–333–96096–3 (hardback) — ISBN 0–333–96097–1 (pbk.)
1. Narration (Rhetoric) 2. Fiction—Technique. I. Title.
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