The Unexpected: Narrative Temporality And The Philosophy Of Surprise (the Frontiers Of Theory Eup)
by Mark Currie /
2013 / English / PDF
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Explores the relationship between unexpected events in
narrative and life
Explores the relationship between unexpected events in
narrative and life
Focusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable,
Focusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable,The Unexpected
The Unexpected argues that stories help us to reconcile
what we expect with what we experience. Though narrative is often
understood a recapitulation of past events, the book argues that
the unexpected and the future anterior, a future that is already
complete, are guiding ideas for new understandings of the reading
process. It also points beyond that to some of the key temporal
concepts of our epoch, of unpredictability, the event, the untimely
and the messianic.
argues that stories help us to reconcile
what we expect with what we experience. Though narrative is often
understood a recapitulation of past events, the book argues that
the unexpected and the future anterior, a future that is already
complete, are guiding ideas for new understandings of the reading
process. It also points beyond that to some of the key temporal
concepts of our epoch, of unpredictability, the event, the untimely
and the messianic.The Unexpected
The Unexpected is an important intervention in narratology
and a striking general argument about the cultural significance of
surprise. The enquiry is developed by a range of new readings in
philosophy and theory, as well as of Sarah Waters's
is an important intervention in narratology
and a striking general argument about the cultural significance of
surprise. The enquiry is developed by a range of new readings in
philosophy and theory, as well as of Sarah Waters'sFingersmith
Fingersmith, Kazuo Ishiguro's
, Kazuo Ishiguro'sNever Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go and
Julian Barnes's
and
Julian Barnes'sThe Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending.
.Key Features
Key Features
An original discussion of the relation of time and narrative
An original discussion of the relation of time and narrative
An important intervention in narratology
An important intervention in narratology
A striking general argument about the workings of the mind
A striking general argument about the workings of the mind
Provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and
literature
Provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and
literature
