This introduction conveys the fundamentals of narrative theory and provides guidance on the practical handling of narrative literature. It explains the various aspects of narrative text analysis (time, narrator, mode, voice, etc.) using numerous text examples and model interpretations. The authors adopt a broad definition of 'narrative text' that encompasses not only the core area of fictional narrative literature but also other narrative forms and media. With definitions, numerous text examples, and interpretations. For the third edition, the volume has been thoroughly reviewed and updated, and chapters on digital text analysis and the analysis of comics have been added. Contents include: What is storytelling? - A brief history of narrative theory - Three approaches to narrative text - The three dimensions of narrative text: Who tells the story? / How does the narrator tell it?.