Narrative and the Self

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Examining the constitutive role of language and narration in key areas ofhuman experience, Narrative and the Self articulates a view of the self as theimplied subject of narrative utterances. Anthony Paul Kerby draws on the diverseinsights of recent work in philosophy, literary theory, and psychology to synthesizea coherent and provocative view of narrative identity and selfhood. Invoking thewritings of Benveniste, Ricoeur, Merleau-Ponty, Lacan, Taylor, and other theorists, he argues that language and narration play a central role in key aspects of humanexperience such as emotion, values, recollection, and sense of history. Fundamental to Kerby's exposition is a defense of thequasi-narrative nature of our everyday experience. Kerby delineates a convincingnarrative model of the self and offers a valuable overview of contemporaryphilosophical issues surrounding the place and role of narrative in humanexperience.