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James Phelan

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1976
Narrative Theory and AnalysisRhetoric and Communication StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionContemporary Literature and CriticismDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies

Publications

249

Citations

3,296

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
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James Phelan works in narrative theory, studying how fiction and nonfiction texts use character, audience, and rhetorical strategies to communicate meaning. His scholarship examines concepts like unreliable narration, fictionality, and the rhetorical relationship between authors, texts, and readers, with recent extensions into narrative medicine (how storytelling techniques apply to healthcare communication). Note that the publication list includes some unrelated medical/clinical studies that appear to be a data mismatch rather than this researcher's work.

Narrative theory and rhetoricCharacter and audience in fictionUnreliable narration and fictionalityNarrative medicineLiterary criticism and discourse analysis

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a notable spike in 2022 followed by lower but continued activity through 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.4/year recently
2017: 17 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 4 publications212022: 24 publications24222023: 2 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
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  • Narrative×9
  • Style×5
  • Ohio State University Press eBooks×2
  • The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University)×2
  • Narrative Culture×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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