Phelan, James & Rabinowitz, Peter J. (2005) “Introduction: Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Narrative Theory” in A Companion to Narrative Theory (eds.) James Phelan & Peter J. Rabinowitz: 1 – 16. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

We have the search for the stable landing, a theoretical bedrock of the fundamental and unchanging principles on which narratives are built. This approach is often associated with what is called structuralist (or classical) narratology, and especially after the rise of post-structuralism, it is often viewed as old-fashioned, even quaint – and it is often believed to yank the life out of the works it considers. – 1-2