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From time to time we all tend to wonder what sort of "story" our life might comprise: what it means, where it is going, and whether it hangs together as a whole. In The Stories We Are, William Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory.
Using categories like plot, character, point of view, and style, Randall plays with the possibility that we each make sense of the events of our lives to the extent that we weave them into our own unfolding novel, as simultaneously its author, narrator, main character, and reader. In the process, he offers us a unique perspective on features of our day-to-day world such as secrecy, self-deception, gossip, prejudice, intimacy, maturity, and the proverbial "art of living."
First published in 1995, this second edition of The Stories We Are includes a new preface and afterword by the author that offer insight into his argument and evolution as a scholar, as well as an illuminating foreword by Ruthellen Josselson.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
I. The Aesthetics Of Living
Introduction
The Question of Creativity
The Creation of the Self
The Means of Self-Creation
The Story of My Life
The Art of Living
Summary
II. Life And Literature
Introduction
The Allure of Story
The Links between Story and Life
The Element of Plot
The Element of Character
The Element of Point of View
The Stories of Our Lives
Summary
III. The Poetics Of Learning
Introduction
The Autobiographical Imperative
The Re-storying of Our Souls
The Novel-ty of Our Lives
The Stories We Leave Untold
The Range of Storying Styles
The Art of Living Reconsidered
Summary
Epilogue
Afterword
Notes
References
Index
